One way that individuals can make a difference with regard to sustainability is through their portfolio choices in their retirement plans or other investments.  There are now many opportunities to invest in companies, organizations, and funds with the objective to both generate a measurable, beneficial, social or environmental impact and provide a financial return for the investor. This type of …

[adapted from a statement by President John Williams of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA] The House and Senate are now reconciling versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—the farthest-reaching national tax legislation in decades.  The House version contains provisions that, if passed into law, will make it harder for many young people to afford college. The potential impacts include: Students and their families would …

One way that individuals can make a difference with regard to sustainability is through their portfolio choices in their retirement plans or other investments.  There are now many opportunities to invest in companies, organizations, and funds with the objective to both generate a measurable, beneficial, social or environmental impact and provide a financial return for the investor. This type of …

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by Rich Niesenbaum One of the arguments for the development and use of GMOs was to make food production more sustainable through higher yields, increased nutritional quality of food, and decreased dependency on pesticides.  Pamela Ronald, a professor of plant pathology at the University of California Davis, has argued that by increasing yield without increased need for chemical fertilizers and …