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Youth across the Midwest are leading the charge on grassroots climate change solutions. From energy efficiency projects, to urban agriculture, to bike cooperatives, to front-line policy work, young people are living the example of a more sustainable future.
WSF Partners with British Council
We are now the lead partner for the British Council Climate Generation Program in the Midwestern U.S.
Minnesota Grant Award
The Will Steger Foundation was recently awarded funding from the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources to begin a project entitled, Engaging Students in Environmental Stewardship through Adventure Learning.
Public Forum - Aug. 11th: The Climate Misinformation Campaign that Confused America
Featuring special Guest, Dr. Naomi Oreskes, author of the recently published Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming with Erik M. Conway.
Alaska Eyewitness to Climate Change Tour
With support from Clean Energy Works and several Alaska-based organizations, Will's Eyewitness message hit the road with a tour of Alaska's major metropolitan centers.
Expedition Photo Cards - NEW!
The Will Steger Foundation has created a set of 10 dramatic photo cards to capture Will Steger's historical expeditions. Photos also showcase Will Steger Foundation's 2007 and 2008 Arctic expeditions to Baffin and Ellesmere Island.
Register TODAY for Summer Institute 2010
The Will Steger Foundation is proud to announce:
The 5th annual Summer Institute for Climate Change Education on Thursday August 12th, 8:30-4:30 pm at the University of Minnesota Continuing Education & Conference Center. Featuring renowned climate science historian and author Dr. Naomi Oreskes, and Minnesota's own climatologist Dr. Mark Seeley.
This year we will look back on our last five years of climate change education outreach and curriculum development and take time to “Go Back to the Basics.”
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29.07.10
Five Reasons Why... #climatelessons http://bit.ly/cBjxeN
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22.07.10
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24.06.10
Environmental Education and "techno-naturalists" #Climatelessons #climateeeducation http://bit.ly/bgtJzm
17.06.10
Summer Camp and its place in environmental education #climatelessons http://bit.ly/anp7rW
10.06.10
Making Behavior Change Fun #climatelessons http://bit.ly/d0M7pg
09.06.10
Tomorrow is Bike/Walk to Work Day! Join us at the Green Institute http://bit.ly/d192Vr
09.06.10
Summer Institute keynote speaker Naomi Oreskes, as well as other climate experts speaking online now! #mpclimate http://bit.ly/9IHLWO
03.06.10
Talking to and teaching kids about disasters #climatelessons #climateeducation http://bit.ly/dcSSQV
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27.05.10
Students Show Off Their Carbon Cycle Knowledge #ClimateLessons #climateeducation http://bit.ly/9SWApX
21.05.10
Will Steger Foundation May 2010 eNewsletter. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. http://ow.ly/1OemK
20.05.10
Work Begins on New Will Steger Foundation Curriculum http://bit.ly/aBXxj4
20.05.10
Will Steger Foundation secures funding from Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota’s Resources: http://ow.ly/1NFVN
13.05.10
Citizen Climate Curriculum Puts Climate Bill in Context #climatelessons #climatebill http://bit.ly/d0zuAx
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