Students and Nature

Video: Keep the Pressure on President Obama and Congress- Say No to Keystone XL

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BepQeGXwwds[/youtube] Clean, renewable energy will not only bring more jobs to Michigan and the rest of the country, but will not destroy our natural environment like oil spills and threaten wildlife … Read more

Protecting Polar Bears for Kay’s Future

The hand-written letter was from an 8-year-old 2nd grader. I’ll call her Kay. She told me that she saw my YouTube video about the problems global warming is causing for polar bears. She … Read more

Video: Tell Heartland to Keep Climate Denial and Bogus Controversy Out of Our Schools

In a recent fundraising appeal and petition, The Climate Reality Project released a short video (see below). In it, some precocious kids tell us what they’ve been learning: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DjPo0ewuCw&list=UUIJk74xZtFZut1rJVHVVXeA&index=1&feature=plcp[/youtube] “Human … Read more

Greenforce Initiative Grant Effort – Shipping Containers as Housing

(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

Young Reporters for the Environment Program Coordinators Gather in Turkey

Kusadasi, Turkey was the location for the annual meeting of the international Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) program this February. Two members of NWF’s Eco-Schools USA team had the … Read more

Have Fun With Frogs This Leap (Frog) Day!

Leap day is almost here!  Take some time this February 29th to leap into fun with frogs. Nearly a third of the world’s amphibian species, including frogs, are now threatened. … Read more

Nine Community College Faculty Gather in Virginia to Integrate NASA Tools into their Curriculum

Last Thursday & Friday, February 23 & 24, National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and Jobs for the Future (JFF) hosted a professional development institute in Reston, Virginia, at NWF HQs for the … Read more

Georgia, sunset, Leap Year

Why Leap Year: The Planetary Connection

This year promises to be a long one—a full day longer than usual—because 2012 is a Leap Year, composed of 366 days instead of the typical 365. And wouldn’t you … Read more

Dear Heartland Institute: NWF Won’t Back Down in Defending Environmental Education

A FedEx Overnight package from Chicago landed on my desk today. It did not contain late Valentine’s Day treats. Inside, there was a cease-and-desist letter from the Heartland Institute focusing … Read more

Healthy Kids from Day One Act Introduced to Fight the Inactive, Indoor American Childhood

Last week, Michelle Obama joined thousands of students in Iowa and Florida to celebrate the two-year anniversary of Let’s Move!, the First Lady’s campaign to fight childhood obesity. Over its … Read more