September, 2010

Dr. Ian MacDonald: Over 50% of BP Oil Remains in Gulf

 |  Sep 27, 2010

Dr. Ian MacDonald of Florida State University is scheduled to testify at today’s meeting of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. Testifying on … Read more

Going Green in the Valley with Blue Ridge Community College

 |  Sep 24, 2010

Blue Ridge Community College hosted the “Going Green in the Valley” symposium on September 22 at their Plecker Workforce Center featuring speakers on sustainable agriculture, alternative energy, and green construction and … Read more

The Ohio State University’s First Zero-Waste Event

 |  Sep 23, 2010

Campuses across the United States are finding unique and innovative ways to become more sustainable. Many schools are looking at ways to green in the most original ways, including zero-waste graduation … Read more

3 Fun Games for an Outdoor Birthday Party

 |  Sep 23, 2010

Birthday bashes belong outdoors—even in autumn! Read more

Adventure in a Park: Prepping for the “Hike and Seek” Event

,  |  Sep 23, 2010

It’s early Saturday morning, with large iced coffees in hand, National Wildlife Federation’s Jaime Matyas and I are packing snacks (goldfish yum!) and our children into the car.  MacKenzie (7 … Read more

Jobs for the Future, National Wildlife Federation launch The Greenforce Initiative

,  |  Sep 22, 2010

The Greenforce InitiativeTM, a partnership of Jobs for the Future and National Wildlife Federation, launches in six regions of the U.S. – Illinois (Chicagoland), Michigan, North Carolina, Texas (San Antonio … Read more

The Greenforce Initiative underway on community college campuses

,  |  Sep 22, 2010

With jobs in the country’s emerging clean energy sector growing more
than twice as fast as jobs overall, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and Jobs for the Future (JFF) have joined forces on the two-year Greenforce Initiative, which will spur green jobs education, innovation and training at community colleges in the United States.
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Sustainability Leaders at Major Corporations Share Strategies at Green Pathways Conference

 |  Sep 22, 2010

Today marks that start of the Creating Green Pathways for Lower-Skilled Adults Conference in Chicago, Illinois. The two-day event, co-hosted with NWF by Jobs For The Future and the National Fund … Read more

Fracturing for Frankenfuels

 |  Sep 21, 2010

by Larry J. Schweiger I posted this response on National Journal’s blog in response to the question: Should the federal government seek to regulate a controversial extraction method for natural … Read more

Secretary Arne Duncan, Congressman John Sarbanes Address Sustainability Education Summit in DC

, ,  |  Sep 21, 2010

This post was written by Patrick Fitzgerald, NWF’s Director of Education Advocacy. NWF’s Campus Ecology Team is back for Day 2 of the Sustainability Education Summit where hundreds of environmental, … Read more