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Fund the Solution, Not the Problem

 |  May 11, 2012

This week a couple of Members of Congress have thrown their ideas on budget cutting into the mix by proposing legislation to end all subsidies to fossil fuel industries.  Led … Read more

Northwest Earth Institute Releases New Course, Powering A Bright Future

,  |  Apr 26, 2012

Northwest Earth Institute’s (NWEI) two-session course, Powering a Bright Future, explores issues related to the current energy crises, and what can be done to take action as individuals and communities interested in promoting … Read more

Outdoors-women Tells U.S. Senate to Fight Smokestack Pollution

,  |  Apr 20, 2012

As a life-long outdoors-woman and outreach consultant for NWF, I was thrilled to be invited to testify before the U.S. Senate Committee of Environment and Public Works sub-committee on Clean … Read more

New Student Guide Offers Steps for Peer-to-Peer Campus Sustainability Training

,  |  Apr 2, 2012

NWF, AASHE student guide builds on decade-old Eco-Reps program active across US and Canada The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and National Wildlife Federation’s (NWF) Campus … Read more

Women and the Environment, Celebrating Women’s History Month with EPA Administrator Jackson

 |  Mar 26, 2012

On Monday, March 26, Jaime Matyas, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of National Wildlife Federation and I, Senior Manager of Campus Ecology at National Wildlife Federation, had the … Read more

Sustainable Development key at APEC Symposium on Human Capital Policies for Green Growth & Employment

,  |  Mar 22, 2012

The U.S. Department of Education this week hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Human Capital Policies for Green Growth and Employment Project Symposium. I had the pleasure to participate as an observer … Read more

NASA Scientist: Will We Leave Our Children a “Climate System Spiraling Out of Control”?

 |  Mar 13, 2012

This talk on the climate crisis by Dr. James Hansen is the most must-watch video for conservationists so far in 2012: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWInyaMWBY8[/youtube] Dr. Hansen heads the NASA Goddard Institute for … Read more

Great Lakes Ice: Missing in Action

 |  Mar 13, 2012

After the fourth warmest winter on record, the extent of ice covering the Great Lakes is at a near record low. The extremely low levels are consistent with a study … Read more

Watch Now: Webinar on Green Jobs and Safety

,  |  Mar 7, 2012

In partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), an Institute within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Greenforce Initiative hosted a webinar on February … Read more

Greenforce Initiative Grant Effort – Shipping Containers as Housing

,  |  Mar 1, 2012

(cross-posted Abonmarche Blog) Posted on February 28, 2012 by Jeff Saylor Shipping containers as Housing Earlier this month, I gave a lecture at the Krasl Art Center (Krasl) in St. … Read more