Archive for September 2017

Portland School Boards Protect Fact-Based Climate Education (Video)

September 30, 2017 2 Comments Edit

Portland school board is standing up to protect our children's access to the truth about climate change. The GOP has been behind consorted attempts to deny children access to a fact-based climate education. In some cases, educators are all that stand between our kids and Republican lies.Last winter...

Top 10 Money Earning Careers in Sustainability

September 29, 2017 Add Comment Edit

With the right academic training careers in sustainability can earn you a lot of green. Sustainability is more than just a buzz word it is also an economic boom that has launched thousands of careers and promises to be at the center of many thousands more. These are career paths that can do more than...

Republicans Censor Climate Information in Schools

September 27, 2017 Add Comment Edit

Climate denial is alive and well in the GOP. Republican legislators are conspiring to deprive kids of a science based climate education. In at least one state they have already succeeded. Earlier this year Republican lawmakers in Idaho voted to remove all fact-based references to climate from the state's...

Heartland's Climate Denial Campaign Targets Public Schools

September 26, 2017 Add Comment Edit

The fossil fuel front group known as the Heartland Institute is at the forefront of efforts to decieve our children. Climate denial comes in many forms but the most unconscionable disinformation efforts involve the targeting of kids in their classrooms. Whether they call themselves climate skeptics...

Event - 2017 Sustainable Business Summit: NYC

September 24, 2017 Add Comment Edit

Bloomberg's Sustainable Business Summit NYC will take place on October 12th from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM and October 13th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Bloomberg LP, 731 Lexington Ave., New York, NY. Bloomberg's 3rd annual Sustainable Business Summit takes a forward-oriented look at how companies are innovating...

Why Schools are Leading the Renewable Energy Revolution

September 23, 2017 Add Comment Edit

All over the world schools are installing clean power systems and saving money. Institutions of learning offer the perfect platform for renewable energy. In the context of financial constraints on education, green power can also be a forward-looking cost-effective option. In addition to offering long-term...

September 21, 2017 Add Comment Edit

UK universities are among the top performing sustainability focused institutions in the world. According to the Universitas Indonesia (UI) GreenMetric World University Ranking 8 of the top 50 green universities are in the UK. The ranking places University of Nottingham as the second greenest university...

Complete World University Rankings of Green Schools

September 20, 2017 Add Comment Edit

The Universitas Indonesia (UI) GreenMetric World University Ranking assesses green campuses and sustainability in schools. In response to student demand schools are increasingly focusing on sustainability. Universities all over the world have voluntarily implemented ISO 14001. The ranking system...