What is your school doing to conserve energy? The Eco-Schools USA staff recently asked this question as part of a fun giveaway they hosted for participating elementary schools across the country. Winning … Read more
Students and Nature
Chasing Ice: Climate Change We Can See
When you hear the term “climate change,” what image comes to mind? Smokestacks? Bumper-to-bumper traffic on six-lane highways? Wilting crops and flooded streets? If James Balog has anything to do … Read more
Helping Students Cope with Hurricane Sandy
Superstorm Sandy, the clash of the first Nor’easter of the winter season and Hurricane Sandy, a final tropical storm of the hurricane season, wrecked havoc along the east coast, especially … Read more
How are community colleges advancing greener careers and campuses?
The Greenforce Initiative, a partnership of National Wildlife Federation and Jobs for the Future, hosted a virtual summit last Friday, November 2 – Advancing Greener Careers and Campuses. The summit hosted … Read more
Students Connecting the Dots: Sandy, Energy and the Future
Speaking yesterday to two classes of students and members of the President’s Council on Sustainability at University of Mary Washington, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Jeremy Symons, NWF’s Senior Vice President for … Read more
Stand With Michigan on Prop 3, The Most Important Clean Energy Vote of the Year
This is a guest post by Whit Jones, Campaign Director for Energy Action Coalition There’s one vote on climate and clean energy this election that’s pretty clear and simple: Michigan’s … Read more
Living Amongst Pavement No More: Where I Found A New York “Green Escape”
I have been to New York City a handful of times during my life, and each time, I see The City That Never Sleeps in a different light. Recently, I traveled … Read more
Climate Literacy in a Time of Climate Silence
On October 23, 2012, experts, officials and aficionados on all things education and all things climate attended a Climate Literacy Forum in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the National Center for … Read more
What’s Your Purpose? Billy Parish asks Students at the Annual AASHE Student Summit
On October 14, almost 500 students gathered at the Los Angeles Convention center for the student summit at the AASHE annual campus sustainability conference. This was the sixth year NWF … Read more
MI Student Groups Endorse 25% Renewable Energy Standard Ballot Proposal
On November 6, Michigan voters will have the chance to secure more clean energy for our state by voting for Prop 3. This ballot proposal is a unique opportunity for Michigan citizens … Read more
