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2009

December 7, 2009 --  Earth Gauge's Ann Posegate, seen here braving the "world's worst weather" on Mount Washington, will join five other journalists on a media expedition to Antarctica to learn about the National Science Foundation's vital climate research and share the science with Earth Gauge, Planet Connect and more.

October 22, 2009 -- Washingtonian Magazine named NEEF one of the area’s best places to work in its November 2009 issue. NEEF was recognized for its green and carbon-neutral office, its flexible work hours, a bike share program, staff nature walks and professional development that range from a mediation and relaxation session to lunchtime guest speakers discussing environmental issues.

September 28, 2009 -- Over 150,000 volunteers came out for the 16th National Public Lands Day held on Saturday,September 26, 2009. President Obama praises ‘collective effort to conserve our nation’s unique landscapes’.

September 23, 2009 -- On Saturday, September 26, more than 100,000 Americans will offer their services at an estimated 2,300 projects across the country during National Public Lands Day, the nation’s largest one-day outdoor volunteer effort.

September 21, 2009 -- Volunteer project at Martin Luther King Jr. Site to mark National Public Lands Day.

September 9, 2009 -- High School Educators Nationwide Awarded Classroom Earth Grants; Nineteen chosen for curriculum-expanding environmental education. NEEF, in partnership with The Weather Channel, announced 19 educators nationwide awarded a grant designed to bring environmental education into the classroom.

July 17, 2009 --  Award Winning Miami Science Teacher Visits Washington, D.C.Bertha Vazquez, the third Bartlett Award winner spent the week visiting national organizations and local sites tied to her interest in environmental education. 

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.

May 12, 2009 -- Bartlett Award Photo Release

May 11, 2009 --  Bertha Vazquez, a middle school teacher at George Washington Carver Middle School in Coral Gables, Fla. has been awarded the 2009 Richard C. Bartlett award recognizing her leadership in integrating environmental lessons into daily education.

April 15, 2009 --  Miami, Fla.,launches public-private environmental education partnership during National Environmental Education Week. Jose de Diago Middle School kicks off Be Water Wise! Miami campaign.

April 13, 2009 -- National Environmental Education Week -- the single largest, organized, environmental education event in the United States, kicks off this week. Millions of students and teachers will participate in National Environmental Education Week.


March 5, 2009 -- Environmentally-minded teens now have their own social networking site. The National Environmental Education Foundation, 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.

 

04/13/2009: Millions of students and teachers will celebrate National Environmental Education Week (EE Week), held April 12-18, 2009, the largest national education eventwith a focus on water conservation.

03/18/2009: Environmental health tools are now available in Spanish. These user-friendly tools help clinicians and parents keep kids healthy.

03/18/2009: "The Engaged Organization" report released today finds that the majority of companies value enviornmental knowledge in their employees. Read press release (pdf).  Read the executive summary of "The Engaged Organization".

03/05/2009: Announcing Planet Connect (www.planet-connect.org) -- a new social networking site linnking green teens across the country. 

 

2008

  • October 23, 2008: The National Environmental Education Foundation and HSBC Bank USA award funding to local schools to reduce their carbon footprint.
  • October 6, 2008: 26 teachers nationwide receive funding from The National Environmental Education Foundation and The Weather Channel to infuse environmental education into classrooms
  • July 18, 2008 - National Public Lands Day was selected as a 2008 National Award winner by Take Pride in America.
  • July 15, 2008 - TV Weathecasters ask Climate Scientists: How to Explain 'Unequivocal' Warming...and Uncertainty. The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media.
  • April 23, 2008 - Effort to Plant One Million Trees Begins with SCA on Arbor Day

2007