Strategic Goal To facilitate the development of and public support for local, regional, national and international policies that are scientifically and economically sound and provide clean energy, adaptation and conservation solutions to climate change.
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Will Steger Foundation Launches Innovative Region-Wide Mentorship Program
The Will Steger Foundation is kicking off the summer with research to develop and launch an innovative mentorship program within the RE-AMP network that connects youth climate leaders with veteran staff from climate-focused non-profit organizations across the Midwest. Mentorship is defined as a mutually beneficial learning relationship between two people…Written on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 15:39 Read 122 times Read more... -
State view: Cravaack plan a troubling backlash against climate-change education
Written by Kristen Poppleton, Director of EducationWe published a response to Congressman Cravaack’s amendment to cut funding for climate change education in the Duluth News Tribune. Read the article…Written on Thursday, 17 May 2012 14:25 Read 57 times Read more... -
Public Opinion on Climate Change Policy – It’s Not What You Might Think
Written by Nicole Rom, Executive DirectorIf you pay attention to the rhetoric between climate change supporters and climate change deniers, you would think that it is a polarizing issue; that you could predict by political party affiliation which way the public will fall on climate and energy issues. A new poll says this is not…Written on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 10:16 Read 248 times -
A Big Day for Clean Air: New Carbon Rule Announced!
Written by Nicole Rom, Executive DirectorEarlier this week, the Obama Administration issued draft language to establish the first-ever carbon pollution protections for new power plants. Carbon pollution is the main contributor to climate disruption and is linked to life-threatening air pollution like smog – which triggers asthma attacks – making it a serious hazard to…Written on Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:35 Read 299 times Read more...
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Clean air: is it the new civil rights struggle?
That is what various student groups and organizations gathered to discuss on the last day of Black History Month. The Will Steger Foundation sponsored Clean Air: the New Civil Rights Struggle at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities last week with a diverse coalition of partners, including Sierra Club, Black…Written on Friday, 09 March 2012 10:53 Read 725 times Read more...
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