Can insects help clean up palm oil’s tarnished image?
Dubai, UAEThomson Reuters Foundation A pioneering entrepreneur believes insects can help improve the reputation of the palm oil industry, which for years has been accused of causing widespread deforestation, while slashing commercial farming’s voracious water use. Patrick Crowley, founder of Chapul, the first insect protein foods company in the United States, is proposing a “circular […]
Report pins Harvest’s “massive corporate governance failure” on former pastor
Chicago, USRNS A “massive corporate governance failure apparently developed over several years” at Harvest Bible Chapel primarily because of its former senior pastor, James MacDonald, according to a report released Thursday evening by the Chicago-area megachurch. The report by Chicago-based law firm Wagenmaker & Oberly pinned that failure on MacDonald’s “powerful and subversive leadership style”, his […]
Dirty fuels kill millions as investment in clean cooking runs short
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Meagre investment is hindering countries’ ability to meet a global target to ensure universal access to clean, modern cooking fuel by 2030 and end the millions of deaths caused by indoor pollution every year, say clean energy experts. Three billion people globally cook with dirty solid fuels such as charcoal and […]
PAPAL VISIT: POPE WINS HEARTS BY BREAKING THE MOULD IN THAILAND
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports from Thailand on the papal visit…
Kay Warren to host annual gathering for survivors of suicide
Los Angeles, USRNS For the past seven years, Kay Warren has hosted an annual gathering at Saddleback Church in honour of Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. During that time, Warren said, there have been many strides in mental health awareness. One thing remains constant, though. “The pain is the same,” said Warren, who lost her […]