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New Life for Old (Recycled) Textbooks, Courtesy of McGraw-Hill Grant

 |  Mar 30, 2011

If you’re like me, “recycled textbook” means a big wedge of out-of-date social studies with a full list of made-up names written on the inside cover (Harry Butte? Delightful!). More … Read more

Guest Post: Consumer Voices Focus on Improving McDonald’s Climate Leadership from the Ground Up

 |  Mar 15, 2011

This guest post comes courtesy of Mark Harrison, Campaign Coordinator at Climate Counts. He can be reached at mharrison@climatecounts.org. First, let’s do the numbers: McDonald’s has over 32,478 restaurants in … Read more

Campuses Save Money and the Environment With Zero-Waste Events

,  |  Nov 30, 2010

For many schools, zero-waste events are the first target they achieve in becoming a zero-waste campus. Read more

America Recycles Day: Tips from Eco-Schools USA

 |  Nov 11, 2010

November 15 is America Recycles Day. On Monday, learn how students all over the country are taking action to reduce consumption and waste with NWF’s Eco-Schools USA program. Read more

Double Rainbow Halloween costume

My Double Rainbow Halloween Costume

 |  Oct 29, 2010

A few days ago I blogged about my recycled Halloween costumes from past years. And at the end, I said I would reveal my 2010 costume after the National Wildlife … Read more

Spider's Web Halloween costume from 2005

My Green Halloween Costumes

 |  Oct 26, 2010

Every year at National Wildlife Federation’s Headquarters office, we hold a Halloween party with prizes for costumes. I like making costumes from recycled materials because of the intellectual challenge and … Read more

RePaper Project helps Campuses Step Up Climate Protection Via Waste Reduction and Paper Recycling

 |  Oct 6, 2010

This fall, help your campus move beyond simple paper recycling and take climate and sustainability practices to the next level. The RePaper Project, an initiative of the Environmental Paper Network, has released a new comprehensive tool designed to facilitate that process. The guide, entitled Paper Steps on Campus: 9 Steps to Protecting the Climate and Reducing Waste through Campus Paper Policies and compiled in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation and Recycling Organizations of North America, is an essential resource even for colleges and universities that have already begun implementing sustainability initiatives on campus. Read more

A Kinder, Gentler Wrecking Ball

,  |  Apr 13, 2010

“Basically, when we deconstruct, we don’t get out the wrecking ball, we take the building apart.” That’s how Robert Keller, associate vice president for facility planning and operations at Miami … Read more

Greening Your School with Eco-Schools USA

 |  Mar 30, 2010

By Larry J. Schweiger Spending time outdoors and learning about nature as a child was instrumental for me in developing my passion for the natural world. Since November 1, 2009 … Read more

Copenhagen Days 6-7 (“A Nuclear Renaissance?”)

 |  Jan 7, 2010

Monday, December 14 (Day 6) When I arrived on the platform outside of the Bella Center this morning, something was noticeably different. There was a line, actually two lines, at … Read more