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Green Corps: Making Change Happen
Advocacy August 12, 2019I got my start as an environmental organizer 13 years ago, my first job out of college. Growing up in Madison, WI, I spent summer evenings getting lost in the woods, climbing trees, and developing a deep connection to nature. I also remember cringing in line at the grocery store as a kid as my mother lectured cashiers about why they shouldn’t give out plastic bags and decided that when I grew up I would figure out how to save the planet. A persuasive recruiter with Green Corps, the field school for environmental organizing, pitched me on taking a job as…
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Youth Activism: A Personal Story
July 29, 2019Meet Olivia Hi, my name is Olivia and I am 16 years old. Back in 2009 when I was 7, and my brother Carter who…
Learn MoreGet Involved: Youth Activism and Mentorship
July 29, 2019Are you a young person looking to get involved in working to solve climate change, protect our planet’s biodiversity, or preserve our oceans? Or…
Learn MoreOMG for Real!
July 29, 2019One More Generation is preserving endangered species and our planet for one more generation and beyond. It started in 2009 with their founders, Carter and…
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July 29, 2019“This world demands the qualities of youth: not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality…
Learn MoreThe Pool Is Beckoning. Do you know your water safety?
June 17, 2019Mrs. Green’s World is a platform that not only educates people about the health of the planet, but also encourages all of us to…
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June 17, 2019The Earth is what we all have in common. Ready to do some good for yourself and our planet? We start now. 5 steps…
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May 19, 2019“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustav Flaubert Ready to do some good for…
Learn MoreThere's Something About Jane
April 8, 2019There is only one Jane Goodall and it’s my belief that there is no close second. My reasons are endless and having been blessed…
Learn MoreGood Reads with Mrs. Green: The Battle To Do Good – Inside McDonald’s Sustainability Journey
April 8, 2019Beware the stereotype I have to admit that I did a bit of eye-rolling when our show producer told me we were interviewing…
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April 8, 2019Ready to do some good for yourself and our planet? We start now. “The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to…
Learn MoreWhy Climate Change is Rotary’s Business (And what Rotarians are already doing about it)
March 23, 2019What is Rotary? Without going into too much detail about what Rotary is, just a short description: Rotary is a global network of 1.2…
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March 23, 2019Ready to do some good for yourself and our planet? We start now. “…the care of the earth is our most ancient and most…
Learn MoreShooting for the Moon
February 26, 2019Who Are We? We are a global education platform committed to showing up everyday to change the world – to inspire action through tangible…
Learn MoreSustainability and Social Equity - You Can't Have One Without the Other
February 24, 2019Sustainability and social equity So what does that mean? Do social equity, or social justice, share common ground with sustainable communities? When you use…
Learn MoreSocial Equity in Action
February 24, 2019Understanding the relationship between social equity and environmental sustainability is connecting some powerful dots in how we understand and organize our society. Once you…
Learn MoreThinking About Tomorrow
February 11, 2019What’s next “Systemic problems require systemic solutions.” That’s the premise The Next System Project is operating under. They are viewing some of our most…
Learn MoreThe Pink Wave Goes Green
January 28, 2019More women in Congress than ever In 1917, 128 years after the first United States congress convened, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won a seat…
Learn MoreCelebrating Dynamic Women Leading Solutions to Global Warming
January 28, 2019Women are influential leaders in diverse positions around the world. In May of 2018, we produced a powerful five-part podcast series where we featured…
Learn MoreTake Action to Make the Green New Deal a Reality
January 28, 2019Youth take action Sunrise Movement is calling all young people who want to advocate for a Green New Deal to stop climate change and…
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January 27, 2019Ready to do some good for yourself and our planet? We start now. “We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the…
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