The United Negro College Fund is awarding 23 “green” capacity building grants to “MSI” colleges (Minority Serving Institutions), additionally encouraging them to sign the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), a program by ecoAmerica.
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UNCF Institute for Capacity Building Awards 23 Green Planning Grants to Minority-Serving Institutions
November 10, 2010
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2010 Sins of Greenwashing Study: Home and Family Edition
October 27, 2010
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This year, Terrachoice set out to focus on the home and family (since these are the products that give consumers a daily opportunity to use their purchasing power to make a "greener" world), and focus on constructive findings. What they found is both fascinating and telling. Consumers are offering companies both a carrot and a [...]
Read moreThe Secret to Turning Consumers Green
October 20, 2010
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Stephanie Simon uncovers the secret to turning consumers green. It isn't financial incentives. It isn't more information. It's guilt. Simon looks at the role of peer pressure to motivate Americans, providing real-life examples of success, including from our nation's capital.
Read moreG.E. Says, ‘Eco! Eco! Hello! Hello!’
September 21, 2010
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Next week, GE will release a new batch of ads called "Tag your green," Reports Stuart Elliot in the New York Times Blog Media Decoder this week. The campaign is supposed to build on the "ecomagination" message that GE has been using since 2003. The new ads are aiming to promote "new ways of thinking about [...]
Read moreIs Consumer Confidence in Brand Sustainability Regressing?
September 2, 2010
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Yesterday in a post on Sustainable Life Media, Thomas Miner reports on a study that finds consumers and top US executives to be less confident that businesses are committed to sustainability overall. The survey sampled 2,605 adults and 304 executives. Most interestingly, the executives reported that a major barrier to embracing sustainability is the difficulty [...]
Read moreGreen and Clueless
August 18, 2010
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Despite the deluge of books, magazines, newspapers, and media attention directed toward making us more green, Americans either don't have a clue what to do or remain adamant about reducing their carbon footprints. That's according to a Newsweek article yesterday by Sharon Begley. She cites a recent survey of 505 Americans conducted by the Earth [...]
Read more10 Things I’ve Learned About Engaging Consumers on Sustainability
August 17, 2010
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Amy Skoczlas Cole is the head of environment and director of the eBay's Green team. In GreenBiz.com yesterday, she offers tips about getting and then keeping consumers interested in sustainability. Amongst other things, she notes that "cool" is more important than "green," and that transparency is a winning road to take. More interestingly she notes [...]
Read moreAdding Insult to Injury
July 28, 2010
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Things haven’t been going well for the environment recently. National ‘cap and trade’ climate legislation appears dead, California AB-32 is under significant attach, and Senator Voinovich (R-OH) is poised to launch an attack on the Clean Air Act ob behalf of power plants. Now Gallup — the widely known and trusted polling organization is castingits [...]
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Global Warming Isn’t All Science: The Emotional Side to Earth’s Climb In Temperature
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Climate Shift: Controversy and Teachable Moment
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College Green Rating with the Princeton Review
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Solution as Problem?: Sociologists on the Climate Wars
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Leveling the Field
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Climate Change Education: The Challenges of Teaching Science in America [VIDEO]
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Declining American (or just Republican?) Support on Green Energy Policies
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Sustainability Education and Economic Development Initiative: Program Review 2012 Released
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Framing Climate Change as a Human Rights Issue
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Care for Personal Health = Care for Global Climate
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