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MetLife Foundation Grantees Reading Partners and Brooklyn Book Bodega Help Bridge Literacy Gap

3BL Media

MetLife MetLife Foundation grantees Reading Partners and Brooklyn Book Bodega have teamed up to empower young readers, cultivate a love of reading, promote book ownership and bridge literacy gaps across New York City.

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“Day for history books:” Hazelwood becomes first coal plant to transition to big battery

Renew Economy

The post “Day for history books:” Hazelwood becomes first coal plant to transition to big battery appeared first on RenewEconomy. Hazelwood big battery officially commissioned, becoming first of many big batteries to be built at the site of a former coal generator in Australia.

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GoDaddy’s Love & Business Series: Malik Books

3BL Media

GoDaddy chatted with Malik and April Muhammad, who together have built Malik Books , an African American bookstore that specializes in books full of cultural diversity. Malik: This is the glue that makes Malik’s books successful, having a partnership that allows us to grow and understand each other.

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20 must-read books about food systems

GreenBiz

20 must-read books about food systems. These 20 books provide insight into food access and justice in Black communities, food relief and school nutrition programs, the effects of technology on global food supply chains, the relationship between climate change and food production, and much more. Danielle Nierenberg.

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Caux Round Table Book Club for 2024: Books and Dates

Caux Round Table

I have been discussing with our staff and some fellows and interested participants the value to our network of starting a book discussion club in 2024. Since the formidable works of Adam Smith and Karl Marx, our understanding of capitalism and its alternatives – and of economics, sociology, psychology, politics – has been formed by books.

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Caux Round Table Book Club for 2024: Books and Dates

Caux Round Table

I have been discussing with our staff and some fellows and interested participants the value to our network of starting a book discussion club in 2024. Since the formidable works of Adam Smith and Karl Marx, our understanding of capitalism and its alternatives – and of economics, sociology, psychology, politics – has been formed by books.

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Cooking the books: The magical math of ‘climate-friendly’ meat

Corporate Knights

Rhetoric and marketing play a major role in the rebranding of meat as climate-friendly, explains Jason Hannan, editor of the book Meatsplaining: The Animal Agriculture Industry and the Rhetoric of Denial. The post Cooking the books: The magical math of ‘climate-friendly’ meat appeared first on Corporate Knights.

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