Mackenzie King, B.B.A.'19, B.S.'19


credit:

When MacKenzie King was working for a conservation social enterprise in Thailand, she was called to rescue two king cobras that had fallen into a meditation center bathroom.

"I ended up standing in a big pit, with my hands inside a busted-down wall, on the tail of the bigger of the two king cobras," she writes at Forbes.

"Luckily, we got the snakes out safely and back into the national park, but it was the definitely the most nerve-wracking experience of my life."

The meditation center gave her and her colleagues the tastiest mangoes as payment for the snake rescue service.

King, who now works for a global community that supports entrepreneurship for a just and sustainable world, has a background in environmental and social justice. Read the Entire Article


Selected Grant News Headlines

A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.

Two Saudi Startups Join Climate Action Accelerator

PepsiCo has selected eight startups from the Middle East and North Africa region as finalists in its Mega Green Accelerator program, which aims to " nurture the next generation of innovators as they...more

Plant-Based Restaurants Are Adding Beef. Does the Climate Math Add Up?

A vegan restaurant chain in Los Angeles is adding dairy and beef to its menu, reports the Los Angeles Times. Sweetgreen, formerly known as Sage Vegan, says it will start serving dairy and beef by...more

Investors Taking a Shine to Indian Climate Tech Space

Funding for green technologies is on the rise in India, and the country's biggest investment fund is aiming to raise $1 billion for a climate-related fund by 2022, Bloomberg reports. The fund,...more

A Chinese Ev Giant Says Biden'S Tariffs Will Hurt Climate Goals

The Trump administration's plan to raise tariffs on Chinese electric cars from 25% to 100% isn't sitting well with Chinese automakers. One of those automakers, Xpeng Motors, launched two new EVs...more

Tristan Bove

Al Gore's latest book, An Inconvenient Truth, is out today, and in it, he explains why he thinks climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the powers-that-be. "I don't think it's a hoax at all," he...more

6 Things to Know When Building an Authentic Green Brand

When it comes to sustainability, Entrepreneur says, "it takes more than just lip service." That's because it takes a "thorough commitment to evaluate every aspect of your operation to develop...more

Who Serves Humanity &Amp; Strives to Make the World a Better Place?
Foundation: Indianapolis Foundation

Lynne Arriale's new album, Being Human, is all about "people who exemplify Passion, courage, love, curiosity, and other human qualities," the Florida pianist tells Rita Kohn of the Indianapolis...more

Potato Power: Ongoing Philanthropic Collaboration Elevates Research in Sustainable Agriculture

Ahmad Al-Mallahi is a professor of agricultural engineering and sensing technologies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, and he's spent the past five years developing technology that could...more

Microschools Offer Montana Families Creative, Learner-Centered Education Options

When Christa Hayes' kids shut down their public schools in 2020, the Montana math professor started hearing from parents seeking help for their children's schoolwork and wanting to find a way for...more

Empowering Music Education: Insights from South Australia

Kids who learn to play musical instruments are more likely to be successful later in life, according to a new survey out of Australia. The survey of 115 primary school teachers in South Australia...more





Vertical farms are designed in a way to avoid the pressing issues about growing food crops in drought-and-disease-prone fields miles away from the population centers in which they will be consumed.