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Earth Action: Advocate for Climate Education Standards

Earth Action: Advocate for Climate Education Standards

Earth911 is honoring the 52 years of Earth Day with 52 Actions for the Earth. Each week through Earth Day 2023, we will share an action you can take to invest in the Earth and make your own life more sustainable. Climate literacy is a prerequisite for climate action, but many states still don’t have education standards for teaching climate […]

Earth911 Inspiration: Malala Yousafzai on the Value of Education

Earth911 Inspiration: Malala Yousafzai on the Value of Education

This week’s quote is from Nobel Laureate and human rights activist Malala Yousafzai. She was a joint awardee of the Nobel Peace Price (with Kailash Satyarthi) in recognition of her efforts on behalf of children’s rights, including the right of all children to education. Yousafzai said, “One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.” Earth911 […]

Scrap University Kids Makes Recycling Fun & Easy

Scrap University Kids Makes Recycling Fun & Easy

We have a big problem with metal recycling in the United States. Metal is easy to recycle, but so many people don’t know where to recycle it. So instead, metal ends up in garbage cans, on the side of the road, and in the ocean.  Did you know that only 45% of aluminum beverage cans are recycled in the United […]

Earth Action: Write to an Official About Climate Literacy

Earth Action: Write to an Official About Climate Literacy

For some people, writing a letter to an elected official can be intimidating. Formal correspondence is not a regular part of life for most of us, and sometimes our politicians seem so out of touch that it’s hard to believe they have any interest in what we have to say. But elected officials do take notice when their constituents reach […]

Nonprofits Bringing Climate Change Into Classrooms

Nonprofits Bringing Climate Change Into Classrooms

People can’t take action against climate change if they don’t understand what it is, why it matters, or what they can do about it. Considering what’s at stake, the failure to integrate climate education into science curricula across the country begins to seem like criminal negligence at best. Even where academic science standards call for climate literacy, classroom teachers rarely […]

Investing in Climate Literacy

Investing in Climate Literacy

Overcoming climate change will require a global transformation to a green economy based on renewable energy and sustainable technologies. Individual activism cannot achieve it alone. It will require governments, businesses, and individuals to all invest in the planet. “We need to pull together, get a grip, and get it done as a team,” says Kathleen Rogers, president and CEO of […]