Graduation Pledge Alliance

Check out this recent assessment of the most and least toxic cities in the US

The Most (And Least) Toxic Places In America The cities, states and companies that release the most toxins into the environment.

Check out our October Newsletter

Graduation Pledge Schools update

Check out the fellowship available at Echoing Green that just came to our attention. It appears to be a significant opportunity to support environmental and social responsibility. http://www.echoinggreen.org/fellowship/apply

Apply for the Echoing Green Fellowship | Echoing Green Great leaders are more than just a business plan. Successful applicants not only present an innovative way of addressing social issues, but also explain why they as individuals have what it takes to succeed.

Thinking about climate change--Miami Fla is reportedly under extreme stress from rising waters. Check out this link which summarizes issues in Miami as well as other US cities. http://www.businessinsider.com/miami-could-disappear-climate-change-2017-7

Scientists say Miami could cease to exist in our children's lifetime Miami, a city of 430,000 people, could disappear within the century if the worst climate-change predictions come true.

Thinking of internships: Check out the Environmental Career Opportunities for the latest updates http://www.ecojobs.com/environmental-internships.htm

Environmental Internships in Environmental Career Opportunities Environmental internships in Environmental Career Opportunities and www.ecojobs.com

Check out The People's Climate Change March in Washington DC is being held on April 29, 2017. This March is being organized by the People's Climate Movement, the same organization that organized the March in NY City in 2014 on the eve of the UN Climate Summit. 400,000 demonstrated in the 2014 NY City March, and more are expected on the April 29, 2017 March in Washington DC!
Our voices need to be heard, especially in light of the recent administrative actions in Washington DC that weaken our environmental protections. Please join those who have signed the Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility as we express our concerns and demand climate action. http://peoplesclimate.org/

To change everything, we need everyone. Join us on April 29 in Washington, DC and around the country to stand up for our communities and our climate.

This year Earth Day will include a March for Science on the National Mall in Washington DC. Join us to support climate and environmental literacy.
http://www.earthday.org/

Earth Day Network | Earth Day April 22, 2017 Join us in 192 countries this Earth Day - April 22 - for teach-ins on environmental and climate literacy and in Washington DC for the March for Science.

The Blue Green Alliance --a non profit group focusing on education and research in jobs and the environment-- is hosting it's Good Jobs Green Jobs conference on June 6 in Cleveland Ohio. Environmental and Labor groups come together to explore the intersection of jobs and the environment. A very substantial conference, this is a good place for sharing and networking. Check it out at http://www.greenjobsconference.org/

www.greenjobsconference.org Good Jobs, Green Jobs is the Conference where jobs and the environment meet.

The 2016 Presidential Elections are on! Check out this article about the views of the various Presidential candidates on the Environmenthttp://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2016/02/the-2016-presidential-race-an-environmental-lowdown

The 2016 presidential race: an environmental lowdown

The White House has just announced the launching the American Business Act on Climate Pledge--moving ahead one step at a time-- Check it out at https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/07/27/fact-sheet-white-house-launches-american-business-act-climate-pledge

FACT SHEET: White House Launches American Business Act on Climate Pledge Today at the White House, Secretary of State John Kerry and senior White House officials will host 13 of the largest companies from across the American economy who are standing with the Obama Administration to launch the American Business Act on Climate Pledge: Alcoa, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshi…

Check out the video clips from "The Tipping Point" a series chronicalling the environmental challenges. This collection of llinks documenst the Greenland Ice Sheet Melt. It is worth a watch
http://www.thetippingpoints.com/expedition/the-greenland-ice-sheet-melt/

The Greenland Ice-sheet Melt What is the Equilibrium line and why is this so important?

What is the next step? Check out: http://www.npr.org/2015/06/29/418581616/supreme-court-rules-in-coal-industrys-favor-whats-epas-next-move

Supreme Court Rules In Industry's Favor. What's EPA's Next Move? Monday's decision from the high court technically only applies to the Clean Air Act's standards on mercury emissions from power plants. But it could affect future EPA regulations, legal experts say.