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Rockefeller Exec Outlines Wide Range of Climate Investments

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07/15/2016

... includes helping finance efforts to develop renewable- energy technogies, deliver clean electricity to rural India, ... the effort in an interview with Yale University’s Clean Energy Finance Forum that was...

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Westchester Community Foundation Supports Westchester Green Business Program in New York State

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12/19/2016

... Westchester Green Business (WGB) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) met to ... the role of business in achieving New York State’s energy goals... Westchester Community...

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How Much Did These 90 Companies Add to Global Warming and Sea Level Rise?

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09/11/2017

... on the globe's thermometer be attributed to specific energy companies? A new study attempts to do that, and says ... be traced back to just 90 corporations. The study comes as energy companies confront...

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Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial

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09/18/2017

... a $900 million power plant under construction. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission determined Friday that the state ... gas for Competitive Power Ventures' 650-megawatt Valley Energy Center in...

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Nabila Chowdhury Joins New York State Health Foundation as Program Assistant

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12/03/2012

... Chowdhury was a research assistant at the New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center, where she evaluated a new ...

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Bloomberg Says His Work Is About "Saving Lives"

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07/14/2014

... focusing on. So we took on smoking. We're working on obesity . Polio, [Bill] Gates is really the spearhead, but .....

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JPB Foundation-Funded Research Examines Children’s Menu Choices

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11/04/2015

... later. In a previous study published in the journal Obesity , researchers from ChildObesity180 at Tufts University ...

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Study: Metabolism Protein Found to Also Regulate Feeding Behavior in the Brain (JPB Foundation)

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02/26/2016

... for understanding metabolic disorders and the problem of obesity , are not yet fully understood by scientists. However, ...

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NYTimes Examines Role of Ford’s Walker as Pepsi Board Member

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10/31/2016

... What’s more, there is a well-established link between obesity and economic inequality. His new Pepsi connection ...

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

Release Date:

04/26/2017

... also saving millions in health care costs associated with obesity and diabetes, according to a new study released ...

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Aetna Foundation Pledges Funding To 25 Community-Based Nonprofits To Promote Active Living and Increase Access To Healthy Foods

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11/13/2017

... where we live. Eating healthy and exercising guard against obesity and other chronic and expensive diseases, but those ...

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Urban Farms and Gardens are Critical for a Healthy and Sustainable Food System

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03/31/2015

... the value of parks and community gardens as public resources and not merely as vacant land when assembling sites ... as we found in the Design Trust’s study Achieving a Balance in 2000. Paula Segal from 596...

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38th Annual Meeting Recap: The Power of Participation

... we are being manipulated by an array of actors, who have related but separated motivations... what they share is ... can do and the funding for nonprofits that hangs in the balance Local Journalism – A program...

Judy Woodruff and Jared Cohon to Join the Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

12/11/2013

... in the United States, South America and Asia, and on energy facility siting, including nuclear waste shipping and ...

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New York Foundation Celebrates New Executive Director, Rickke Mananzala

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05/27/2021

... the while maintaining a focus on mobilizing resources in ways that support people of color and LGBTQ+ ... news for the foundation and for the field. Rickke brings energy , bold thinking, and most importantly,...

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Nonprofit agencies need to create an agenda for NYC’s next administration by Doug Bauer

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10/21/2021

... public service positions are sworn into office, time and energy must be invested by the leaders of the nonprofit ... which was made worse by the pandemic, but also where resources really need to be allocated...

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Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking

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05/16/2013

... It’s coming to a town near you . According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration there are currently 36 ... state regulations. In the past, inadequate oversight of energy industries has not gone well (...

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Philanthropic Leadership: The Time Is Now

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08/01/2016

... specific aspects of our programs, communications and resources . Email Leah Gervais to express interest. Serve ... in similar roles. Members stay abreast of current issues related to their work and share advice...

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02 Nov 2017

Understanding NY City & State's Legislative Landscape: An Overview for Funders with the Advocacy Institute

Thursday, November 2, 2017 (All day) to Thursday, November 16, 2017 (All day)

... the operating environment in order to maximize their own resources . Ensuring real impact at the local and state level ... through creative visual aids and cutting edge resources like the Legislative Directory...

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United Way of New York City Establishes the COVID-19 Community Fund

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03/26/2020

... reach their families and provide critical and ongoing resources like learning, food distribution and social work ... we are involved in any relevant conversations that are related to the community response...

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