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Media Contact:

Dan Seligson, 202.261.6481
dan@neefusa.org

 

Recent Press Releases (pdf)

June 23, 2009 -- Earth Gauge Now in 100 U.S. Media Markets: Earth Gauge, a free environmental information service from the National Environmental Education Foundation, announced this week that it is now working with 187 meteorologists in 100 media markets around the country, including in 18 of the nation's 20 largest metropolitan areas.

May 21, 2009 --  City of Miami Mayor Receives Water Savings Reports from Students: Statistics, poems and presentations at Miami City Hall as month-long program concludes

May 13, 2009 -- New Online Course Helps Meteorologists Explain Climate Change: New tool helps broadcasters communicate science to the public.

 

Recent News


 






Tools

EE Week
All about EE Week 2009 -- Be Water Wise!

 

Health & Environment

NEEF's pediatric environmental health tools for health care providers are now available in Spanish : Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma, and Pediatric Environmental History

 

Business & Environment

The Engaged Organization report is now available. And the  Business & Environment Webinar now available:

 

Planet-Connect

Environmentally-minded teens now have their own social networking site.NEEF, in partnership with The Weather Channel, launched Planet Connect, a site where green teens can share ideas with their peers, learn about green careers and college programs and more. Read the national press release (.pdf).

NEEF in the News

With the recent launch of Planet Connect (www.planet-connect.org) NEEF has gotten quite a bit of press.

  • Chelsie Bishop is among 29 students nationwide to be awarded a grant from the National Environmental Education Foundation in partnership with The Weather Channel to complete an environmental project as part of the launch of Planet Connect, a new environmental social networking site. Read A Lesson in Perseverance, The Daily Record (Friday, March 13, 2009).
  • Calling it the green facebook, The School Library Journal review the Planet Connect Web site and discusses the grant winners. Read A Green Social Networking Site for Teens, The School Library Journal (Wednesday, March 11, 2009).