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NWF Activist Joins White House Clean Energy Economy Forum
The Obama administration is hosting Clean Energy Economy Forum at the White House tonight. Read more >
Greening Our Schools: The Challenge For NWF Eco-Schools USA
America's increasing focus on things that are "green" most certainly extends to our K-12 schools — all 130,000 of them. The new NWF Eco-Schools USA program will help many U.S. schools to become more effective at educating and preparing students for new,… Read more >
One Minute to Midnight: Educating for Action
Responsibility is in the air at this weekend’s Bioneers conference. The attendees are, by and large, concerned about the impact they and their organizations exert on a stressed planet, and perhaps no one feels more culpable than teachers and education… Read more >
Consequences
The current generation of college students and young professionals will be the ones to pay the price for the catastrophic climate change that's already affecting our planet. So really it's in our best interest to speak up now for the… Read more >
Little Green Thumbs: Gardening with MLK Jr. Elementary
Would you rather stay in the office on a Friday or join a fun bunch of elementary school students in planting flowers? The choice was easy for me! As part of last Friday’s National Day of Service, I–together with a… Read more >
Time Out Fuels Classroom Performance
For kids these days, back to school sometimes means back indoors. In fact, the opposite should be the case—NWF has compiled vast research connecting the dots between classroom performance and time outdoors. The new parent and teacher guide, called TIME… Read more >
International Youth Leaders: Make Enviro Education Mandatory
The United Nations Environment Program is currently hosting the Tunza International Children and Youth Conference in South Korea, the biggest-ever youth gathering on global warming. The title “tunza” is a Swahili word meaning “to treat with care of affection.” This… Read more >
A Green-Read Hour
Green Hour readers share their favorite kids’ books about the outdoors with Mary Quattlebaum. Read more >
Will Steger Foundation’s Summer Institute for Climate Change Education
The Will Steger Foundation is having a Summer Institute for Climate Change Education in August. This Institute will provide an opportunity for educators to increase their comfort level for teaching climate change in the classroom and give teachers a way… Read more >
Count Down to Spring
If your family is like mine, you’re counting down the days till spring begins officially on March 21. But this month delights in unpredictable weather. Lion or lamb? How did your March arrive? Well, the lion roared in my neck… Read more >
