Students and Nature

Weekly News Roundup – October 19, 2012

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Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: New Report: Midwest Auto and Manufacturing Revival Takes Region … Read more

Changing the Way Our Children Eat at School

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  According to the American Heart Association 1 in 3 American kids and teens is overweight or obese, nearly triple the rate in 1963.  With good reason, childhood obesity is … Read more

How the Clean Water Act Protects the River of Grass

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“The miracle of light pours over the green and brown expanse of saw grass and of water, shining and slow-moving below, the grass and water that is the meaning and … Read more

Happy 40th Anniversary Clean Water Act!

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This Thursday, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. This landmark act has ensured, and will continue to ensure, that America’s waters are fishable, swimmable, and drinkable. Since … Read more

Weekly News Roundup – October 12, 2012

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Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: Letter to Attorney General: Hold BP Accountable October 10 … Read more

My First Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference

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Every year, students from across the Southeast wait with bated breath to find out the details of one of the most anticipated conferences in the region. The Southeast Student Renewable … Read more

Universities as Models for Sustainability: Georgia Campus Sustainability Network’s Annual Conference

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On Friday, September 14, 2012, 108 members of Georgia higher education institutions (faculty, staff, administrators, and students), as well as interested organizations, came together for the “Universities as Models for Sustainability: … Read more

Getting Kids Back Outside—NWF Tackles the Problem

,  |  Oct 10, 2012

Our announcement of NWF’s 10 Million Kids Outdoors goal reminds me of a journey that dramatizes the serious nature of the problem we face. On a flight from Washington D.C. … Read more

Fighting Money with Money: Campuses Divest from Fossil Fuels

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Hey, did you know? There’s an election coming up! Right, right, you knew. Kind of hard to miss that one. But here are a few more things you maybe didn’t … Read more

Green Roof on PS 41 in New York

Green Roof Inspires New York School: Video

,  |  Oct 9, 2012

I grew up watching movies set in New York City, so I have many pre-conceived images of life there. A peaceful garden on top of a school was not one of … Read more