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Virginia’s Community Colleges are going green

 |  Dec 16, 2011

The Virginia Community College System hosted its annual Hire Education conference, Extreme Innovation – Workforce Edition, last week at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. More than 400 workforce development faculty and … Read more

Habitat restoration and conservation, how students and staff are protecting space for wildlife at 3 U.S. campuses

 |  Dec 13, 2011

National Wildlife Federation’s 2011 campus sustainability case studies are online now at www.nwf.org/campuscasestudies. The following is the third in a series of blog posts to highlight some of the notable … Read more

Growing On Campus: 4 Sustainable Gardens at American Colleges & Universities

 |  Nov 22, 2011

National Wildlife Federation’s 2011 campus sustainability case studies are online now at www.nwf.org/campuscasestudies. The following is the first in a series of blog posts to highlight some of the notable … Read more

NWF Campus Ecology Staff Tour New Green Building at Germanna Community College

 |  Nov 21, 2011

National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology staff, Jen Fournelle and Kristy Jones, toured Germanna Community College’s new green academic facility, still under construction, in early November. The new building located at … Read more

Building a Better Future for Wildlife and Ourselves

,  |  Nov 14, 2011

White House Event Honors Community College Leaders, Businesses, Entrepreneurs If I had any doubts about Americans’ ability to come together and literally build a better future for people and wildlife, … Read more

The Auto Industry Just Built More Than 100,000 Green Jobs

 |  Sep 21, 2011

Why haven’t we heard about this…and how do we get more of it? Over the last few weeks, the national debate has been even more all-about-jobs than usual.  But one … Read more

Back to [Green] School!

 |  Sep 8, 2011

The arrival of fall marks the end to longer days, ice cream trucks and the return to the classroom.  For some students around the country this return is often marred … Read more

Butte College Proves “Grid Positive” Possible

, ,  |  Jul 18, 2011

When Butte College publicly stated its goal in 2008 to become grid positive by 2012, the campus sustainability community watched developments closely, wondering how Butte would achieve this goal.  The technical, financial, … Read more

Next Economic Development Administration Grant Deadline June 10th

,  |  May 27, 2011

The Economic Development Administration has recently switched to a quarterly review process for applications to some of its programs. The Public Works, Economic Adjustment and Global Climate Change Mitigation Incentive Fund investments applications are now be reviewed on a quarterly basis, and the next quarterly deadline for submitting EDA grant applications to these programs is June 10th, 2011. Read more

Community College Program Encourages Idea Exchange in Green Fields of Study

,  |  May 26, 2011

Guest Blog by: Staci Matlock The Santa Fe New Mexican Walking through the new Trades and Advanced Technology Center at Santa Fe Community College is like touring one big practical … Read more