Earth Force has received the prestigious 2019 Programs That Work Award from the Virginia Mathematics & Science Coalition (VMSC). The award recognizes exemplary mathematics, science, and integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs for which there is evidence of a positive impact on student or teacher learning. The Virginia Mathematics & Science Coalition Programs[…]
Earth Force will be heading to the Green Schools Conference & Expo (GSCE), taking place April 8-10 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and we hope to see you there. We are presenting a day long workshop on integrating youth voice into school sustainability projects and would love to have you join us! GSCE is an annual event that[…]
have been looking for a new book that will help me reignite my natural optimism about democracy. Browsing through Amazon’s top choices I was having a hard time finding something positive. I found a page filled with titles like: “How Democracies Die,” “How Democracy Ends,” “Democracy in Chains,” “Democracy in America?” “Unequal Democracy,” and “Democracy[…]
Written by Earth Force President and CEO, Vince Meldrum In a recent blog post, David Beckman of the Pisces Foundation made an interesting comment. He noted that for the first time in his memory the environmental movement finds itself at a place where current “policy is inimical to our basic values—not so much reflecting an[…]
The power of young people has never been more evident – or important – as it is today. In honor of International Youth Day, I want to take a look back at some of the remarkable change driven by Earth Force young people. Back in 1999, the United Nations endorsed this day as a dedication[…]
The United States joins Syria, Nicaragua & Russia in deciding not to participate with world’s Paris Agreement. It’s now up to cities to lead — bill peduto (@billpeduto) June 1, 2017 If you are an environmentalist, you have spent a lot of the last four months worrying about our future. Since January you have probably[…]
Environmental justice is critical to protect under-resourced communities from environmental and health hazards and to ensure residents are involved in critical decision-making around maintaining a healthy environment. Students in Albuquerque, NM are addressing environmental justice in their community head-on by working with the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge to create their first ever Environmental[…]
I’m sure many of you (if not all of you) have seen the proposed EPA budget cuts that came out last week. (The Oregonian created an easy-to-digest list detailing 42 of the specific cuts.) There is no doubt that we all saw cuts that may impact our own work or work that we support, admire,[…]
Guest Post: Jan Sneddon, Director of GREEN In the spirit of the holidays, I wanted to focus on the general idea of community this month. I have been fortunate enough to support this program for the past 11 years, and the role has taken me to so many impressive, resilient communities and allowed me to[…]
Guest Post: Vince Meldrum, Earth Force President and CEO It seems like every day I learn something new and surprising about our recent election. Here is the latest: The Environmental Voters Project is reporting that 20 million eligible voters viewed climate change as a priority issue (great news), but less than half of those people[…]