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Climate Lessons provides tools, resources and reflections on climate change education for educators and communicators of climate change. This blog is posted to weekly with an educator audience in mind. [RSS Feed]- Climate News covers climate policy and climate news related events for a general audience. [RSS Feed]
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Victory for Solar Energy!
Due to our Clean Energy and Jobs campaign efforts, the 2013 Legislature passed solar energy legislation.Read More...
Written on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 09:50 in Climate News Be the first to comment! Read 18 times Read more... -
Hundreds Joined the Clean Energy and Jobs Day of Action!
Hundreds rallied at the Minnesota state capitol on Earth Day to answer Governor Dayton’s call to build a sustainable energy future for our state in support of clean energy and good jobs!Written on Monday, 29 April 2013 15:30 in Climate NewsTags: youth climatepolicy climatenews yeamn governordayton cleanenergy solar mnyen minnesotayouth cleanenergyjobs mncleanenergy earthday res res solar 2030 cleanenergyjobsmnBe the first to comment! Read 2506 times Read more... -
Marching for Our Future
My name is Cole Norgaarden, I’m a senior at Blake School and I serve as a co-chair of Youth Environmental Activists of Minnesota. The reason I’m here today, and the reason why all of you are here today, is because we are currently experiencing a truly pivotal time for the climate movement, both as a state and a nation.
Written on Saturday, 27 April 2013 07:18 in Local (Minnesota)Tags: emergingleaders youthaction yeamn yea!mn local mn cleanenergyandjobscampaign youngpeople’smarchforclimateactionnowBe the first to comment! Read 1480 times Read more... -
Climate Lesson Update: April 2013
"Everything is Okay. Humanity, Working Together, Solved Climate Change."
That's what the newspaper should have read this April when Dr. James Hansen announced his retirement. It would be written about our greatest success story as a civilization, and the last paragraph would be a quiet "thank you" to Dr. Hansen for making it all possible. Yes, if James Hansen had HIS way, that's exactly it: his life's work fulfilled.
Written on Thursday, 11 April 2013 13:07 in Climate LessonsTags: education climatelessons nextgenerationsciencestandards climatelessonupdate Next Generation Science Standards Dr James Hanson1 comment Read 994 times Read more... -
Next Generation Science Standards Released- Now What?
The Next Generation Science Standards(NGSS) were released this week, including for the first time climate change as a concept deemed integral to K-12 science education.
Written on Thursday, 11 April 2013 10:28 in Climate Lessons Be the first to comment! Read 662 times Read more...
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