Survey Reveals California Public Schools Lacking in Environmental Education (Fox News)

Survey Reveals California Public Schools Lacking in Environmental Education

Around the Region: Locust Lake education programs; Minersville Community Pool swimming lessons available (The Pottsville Republican & Herald)

Barnesville: Environmental education programs have been scheduled at Locust Lake State Park for Friday, Independence Day. People will be able to hike with the park naturalist to explore newly acquired land. The road meanders through large pine stands, mountain laurel and low-lying shrubs. Visitors used to hike this trail up to Silver Creek Fire Tower, but this hike won’t go that far. The area is ...

Survey finds gap in Marin environmental education programs (Marin Independent Journal)

Less than one-third of students in Marin County schools are exposed to environmental education programs, according to a survey conducted by the Environmental

Survey Reveals California Public Schools Lacking in Environmental Education (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

California public schools need to improve their environmental education curriculum according to a survey of fifty-nine public schools. The survey found that the majority of the K-8th schools assessed fell short in providing their students with education about the environment. The survey was sponsored by the Environmental Education Council of Marin EECOM (www.eecom.net).

Directory on 'Environmental NGOs in India - 2008' released (New Kerala)

New Delhi, July 4 : The 9th edition of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) -India's Directory, titled "Environmental NGOs in India - 2008" has been released.

Earth Force and Staples Foundation for Learning Continue Empowering Youth with Environmental Education (Centre Daily Times)

Earth Force, Inc., a nationally recognized leader in environmental education, today announced Staples Foundation for Learning (SFFL), a private foundation created by Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), renewed its partnership this year through a $200,000 grant. This marks the fifth year of Earth Force and Staples Foundation for Learning working together to teach students the analytical, social and ...

Earth Force and Staples Foundation for Learning Continue Empowering Youth with Environmental Education (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

ALEXANDRIA, Va.----Earth Force, Inc., a nationally recognized leader in environmental education, today announced Staples Foundation for Learning , a private foundation created by Staples, Inc. , renewed its partnership this year through a $200,000 grant.

Muriel Gluck, 97; arts, education philanthropist (Los Angeles Times)

French bank unveils sustainability labels (Environmental News Network)

Environmental Finance, 3 July 2008 - Caisse d'Epargne has launched a labelling system to rate financial products, based on their financial risk and sustainability. The French bank has been applying the labels to its savings products since the beginning of June, and has made the methodology freely available for other institutions to adopt. Caisse d'Epargne plans to extend labelling to insurance ...

The Little Country That Could (Santa Barbara Independent)

My environmental education in Sweden began on a wet, drab, cold evening in Gotenborg when I stepped into my room at the Scandic Hotel centrally located in this port city that is Sweden’s industrial heart. I was there to investigate Sweden’s world-leading use of waste to produce renewable energy.