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New Yorkers go hard against fossil fuels, divest $215.5 billion pension funds from fossil fuels

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Colorado College is now carbon neutral – and they didn’t buy their way out

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Greta Thunberg is reshaping how stakeholders invest

Microsoft, Stripe, Goldman Sachs. They are investing billions in a trillions market opportunity. We can thank Greta Thunberg, says the deVere Group. "Greta is not just helping to save the planet - she is reshaping the global investment industry," says the head of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations.

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How to build a successful NGO (it starts with your heart)

Indonesia is a nature lover's delight, but locals still poison fish to catch them, and apply other destructive tools such as fish bombing to catch their daily livelihood. One NGO, the first on the island, is working to educate the locals and save the sea. This Green Prophet writer visited and volunteered with Manengkel Solidaritas to find out what others can learn from the process. The take home message is working with heart.

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