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Weekly News Roundup- May 17, 2013
House Farm Bill Needs Critical Improvements for Soil, Water and Wildlife May 16- Late last evening, the House Committee on Agriculture passed its version of the 2013 farm bill. “We commend Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson […] Read more >
Students Lead for Smarter, more Sustainable Campuses
The University of Maryland hosted the eighth annual Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference in Bethesda, Maryland in April 2013. Top students, faculty, sustainability administrators and other organizations related to sustainability in higher education (NWF Campus Ecology, for example!) attended the […] Read more >
Weekly News Roundup- May 3, 2013
National Wildlife Federation Announces Young Reporters for the Environment USA Winners May 3- The National Wildlife Federation (NWF), the U.S. host of the international Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) program, announces the 2013 middle and high school winners of the Young […] Read more >
Announcing Campus Conservation Nationals Video Contest Winners!
If you happened to spend time on a college campus between February 4 and April 26, 2013, you may have noticed that dorm buildings were darker than usual, and that students may have smelled a little bit more funky. In […] Read more >
National Wildlife Federation’s Jim Lyon Motivates Virginia Students to Lead for the Environment this Earth Day 2013
Nearly 130 student leaders, faculty and staff gathered at the Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) this Earth Day, April 22, 2013, to hear from National Wildlife Federation’s (NWF’s) Jim Lyon about how the community can address climate change throughout the […] Read more >
Graduate with Zero Carbon Debt!
I’m sure you don’t need anyone else to tell you that college graduates these days are entering the “real world” with no shortage of student loan debt. But there’s another type of debt that many graduates and institutions of higher […] Read more >
MI Student Earth Day Photos
On campuses and in communities everywhere the fight against fossil fuels is ramping up. It seems like everyday I hear more news about students holding eye-catching events to ask their administrations to divest from fossil fuels or people of all […] Read more >
Good Jobs, Green Jobs Coming to the U.S.
I attended the Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Close to 1,500 people attended, and half of those were representatives from the United Steel Workers (very impressive). Folks gathering Tuesday and Wednesday came together to learn about […] Read more >
Earth Day Celebrations on Campus
Students at colleges and universities across the nation and even across the world have been celebrating Earth Day yearly since its inception in 1970. Many colleges and universities host an array of events throughout “Earth Week” and even “Earth Month,” […] Read more >
Advancing US Workforce for 21st Century: National Thought Leaders Convene
What are the skills needed for a competitive, 21st century workforce? How are US community colleges helping to meet these needs? What is the role of employers? Policy-makers? Students and other stakeholders? Smart Grid to Battery Storage: These were among […] Read more >
