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Deadline to Apply is Dec. 13 HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection invites schools, colleges and universities, county conservation districts, non-profit organizations, municipalities and businesses to apply for its annual Environmental Education Grant to develop environmental education programs and projects. "These grants represent an annual effort to strengthen environmental education in Pennsylvania," DEP Secretary Mike...
New Name Reflects Mission to Inspire Environmental Stewards to Protect the Earth ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Newton Marasco Foundation (NMF) has changed its name to the The Nature Generation (NatGen). The new name communicates directly its mission to inspire environmental stewards to take action in protecting the health of our planet for future generations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120919/DC77592LOGO ) "The Nature Generation...
NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.08 million to Solar One, a New York City-based nonprofit environmental education organization, and its partner, MOUSE, a national nonprofit that empowers youth to learn and create with technology, to support a three-year pilot program called GreenTECH. GreenTECH will build high school students' interest in renewable energy, sustainable design, and the green economy by challenging them to...
San Francisco-based nonprofit that connects young people to the wonder and science of nature ranks in top 100 select companies for third year in a row San Francisco, California (PRWEB) August 03, 2012 NatureBridge today was named to Outside Magazine’s fifth annual “Best Places to Work” list. NatureBridge – the largest residential environmental education partner of the National Park Service – was ranked 93 out of 100 selected companies. Profiles of the top 10 performing small,...
WARSAW, N.C., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Murphy-Brown LLC announced today that it is partnering with the Don Lee Center in a fund-raising campaign to help build a new environmental education facility for North Carolina students that will replace a building damaged by Hurricane Irene. As part of the kickoff to the campaign, Murphy-Brown is contributing $50,000 toward replacement of the facility, and has also established a challenge gift of $50,000 to match the next $50,000 raised...
ATLANTA, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer fun and sun is in full-swing for many children across the United States, and while students are getting a brain-break from the classroom, school's not exactly "out for summer" for some teachers. However, for six teachers sponsored by Georgia-Pacific, summer school has never been this fun. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20030425/PAPLOGO ) Georgia-Pacific has given teachers from communities where it operates in New...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation is currently accepting applications from eligible 501(c) (3) nonprofit organizations, governmental and educational institutions for its 2012 Environmental Stewardship and Energy Sustainability Competitive Grant Program. The Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation added this specific grant to its overall giving program in 2010, and has since awarded environmental grants to The Conservation Fund in North...
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources today named Robert Neitz as manager of the Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center in Wind Gap, Northampton County. He had been assigned as a Bureau of State Park's regional environmental education coordinator for Region 4, based in Perkasie, Bucks County. "For the past four and one-half years, Rob has brought invaluable experience and a unique personality to...
NEWARK, N.J., June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The PSEG Foundation and the Alliance for New Jersey Environmental Education (ANJEE) are awarding nearly $45,000 to three programs that were named winners of the PSEG-ANJEE Learners in Sustainability (PALS) grant program. Each of the partnerships is a collaborative effort between non-formal environmental education providers and K-5 pre-service or practicing teachers, with an eye toward increasing the sustainability of New Jersey...
TOKYO, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, issued a proposal on June 6 stressing that empowerment of individuals and communities is vital to achieving a sustainable global society. The proposal puts forward ideas related to the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development opening in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 20. Ikeda states: "It is unacceptable to consider the pursuit of sustainability as...
