by Meighen Speiser On October 5th, 2012, nearly 100 leaders representing a diverse array of organizations from around the nation joined ecoAmerica in DC for a day of sharing and collaboration at the Changing Seasons, Changing Lives Leadership Summit. The Summit brought new information and insights to these dozens of leaders that stimulated thought, discussion, […]
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Want Support for Action on Climate? Start by Asking Americans to Prepare [Research]
November 6, 2012 
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by Meighen Speiser For most Americans, the connection between weather events and climate change has been vague — portrayed as an abstract, scientific issue with distant consequences. As visible impacts accelerate, climate change is increasingly our reality. Last week Americans experienced Sandy-induced flooding, power outages, business closures, and deaths. With science showing Sandy was exacerbated […]
Read more ecoAmerica’s SEED Center celebrates 2nd anniversary with inaugural Green Genome Awards
October 10, 2012 Comments Off
by ecoAmerica Program Director Claire Carlin In October 2010 ecoAmerica launched the Sustainability Education and Economic Development, SEED, Center in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges. SEED advances sustainability and green workforce development practices at community colleges by sharing innovative models and FREE resources to increase the capacity of college leaders, faculty, and […]
Read more Audubon & ConservAmerica Press For Political Agreement On Conservation
October 8, 2012 Comments Off
The National Audubon Society and the green GOP group ConservAmerica are teaming up to create the American Eagle Compact, a campaign to press for bipartisan agreements on conservation and energy issues. “The spin-obsessed suits in Congress and in statehouses across the country have turned conservation from the great unifier that it once was into a […]
Read more Bob Perkowitz Speaks at the New Economics Institute’s Conference [Video]
August 29, 2012 Comments Off
This past June ecoAmerica’s Bob Perkowitz spoke at the New Economic Institute’s Strategies for a New Economy 2012 Conference in a session titled Changing the National Conversation through Message, Research, & Communications. In an excerpt of Bob’s speech below, by pulling key insights from his unique blend of expertise in corporate marketing and innovative approaches at […]
Read more Healthier Hospitals Initiative Moves Forward
July 30, 2012 Comments Off
On July 24 the White House Council on Environmental Quality joined with ecoAmerica partner Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) to promote the Healthier Hospitals Initiative. The event drew attention to the notable sustainability achievements of hospitals, including the 600 that have joined the Healthier Hospitals Initiative. HCWH President and Founder, Gary Cohen, discussed the health […]
Read more ACUPCC 5th Anniversary: 2012 Climate Leadership Summit
July 11, 2012 Comments Off
In March 2007 ecoAmerica and partners AASHE and Second Nature, launched the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. Since then over 675 schools in all 50 states with nearly 40% of America’s higher education students have signed on to measure and report their emissions, take immediate steps to reduce them, and develop and implement […]
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Following the Polling on Global Warming
by Bob Perkowitz Just like the rest of the planet, America is heating up. So far this year we are seeing nine new record high temperatures for every record low. Some of those new record high temperatures are literally frightening, smashing old all-time records by 30 degrees or more. Even as they continue to deny […]
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