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June 11, 2014 to June 12, 2014

BSR Spring Forum in Paris

Climate Action: The Urgency of Business Leadership - A Global Forum for Business Leadership on Climate, to be held in Paris, France.

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May 31, 2014 to June 1, 2014

Journalism School Hackathon at UNC

Can journalism and communications schools help shape the next generation of media entrepreneurs? PBS MediaShift is producing its first Journalism School Hackathon, co-produced and hosted by the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill's School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The focus for the Hackathon will be on creating sustainable business models and revenues for news outlets.

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"Drilling and Water Interests Clash on Disposal Wells"

"In the heart of Texas' mineral-rich Eagle Ford Shale, freshwater isn't the only precious resource for both oil companies and local communities. Brackish groundwater aquifers are also becoming increasingly valuable — as potential drinking water supplies, and also as locations for disposing wastewater from drilling and hydraulic fracturing."

Source: Texas Tribune, 05/22/2014

In the Heart of Coal Country, Utahns Worry About a Toxic Ash

"Though much maligned for its invasion into the air Utahns breathe, carbon is an element that is everywhere, throughout the earth and in all living creatures. In the human body, it’s the second most abundant element, right after oxygen. And in the heart of Utah’s Carbon County, carbon—the primary stuff of coal—is the lifeblood of the residents and the hardscrabble communities formed to mine the black gold that has powered the world for generations."

Source: Salt Lake City Weekly, 05/22/2014

"Pushing Climate Change as an Issue This Year, but With an Eye on 2016"

"Tom Steyer, a billionaire environmental activist from California, wants to blast the issue of climate change to the front lines of American politics. His “super PAC,” NextGen Climate, will spend about $100 million this year to influence several Senate and governor’s races in which climate change could play a major role."

Source: NY Times, 05/22/2014

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