I Asked a Billionaire About His Environmental Philanthropy. It Didn’t Go Well.

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This piece dives into a fascinating, often uncomfortable question about environmental philanthropy. We often celebrate the generosity of billionaires donating to conservation, but what happens when their wealth comes from industries that fundamentally harm the planet? It wrestles with whether such giving truly moves the needle, or if it sometimes allows us to overlook the bigger, systemic changes needed. It’s a thought-provoking look at the complex ethics of trying to ‘save’ the environment with money born from its exploitation.

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