Wege Prize 2018
Wednesday, November 15 (applications due) Wege Prize 2018 is looking for undergraduate and graduate students who want to work together to re-think and re-design the way our economies work by creating...
View ArticleInternational Schools Essay Competition and Debate
December 15 (essay submission deadline) The Trust for Sustainable Living is pleased to invite schoolchildren (ages 7-17) around the world to tell us their best ideas for conserving the world’s oceans...
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NOAA Climate Stewards Book Club
The NOAA Climate Stewards Education Project (CSEP)provides formal and informal educators working with elementary through university age students with sustained professional development, collaborative...
View ArticleResource: Crafting the Future
The Fall 2017 edition of the Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly paints a picture of what the future holds for green, healthy, sustainable schools. Feature articles cover topics ranging from citizenship...
View ArticleResource: United 4 Smart Sustainable Cities
The United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) collaborative initiative has published a new publication on “Connecting cities and communities with the Sustainable Development Goals.” Sixteen United...
View ArticleResource: Teaching Teens About Climate Change
Green Teacher’s newest book, which will be published later this month, brings together 12 articles and activities to aid educators working with high school-aged students with the intention of taking...
View ArticleResource: Higher Education Paving the Way to Sustainable Development
The International Association of Universities (IAU) has launched a report of its 2016 global survey on Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development (HESD). They surveyed 120 higher...
View ArticleResource: Truth in 10 Slideshow
Join former VP Al Gore as he speaks truth to power! Download Gore’s conversation slides and help spread a simple message that the climate crisis is urgent, but the solutions are at hand. Download...
View ArticleResource: SAGE’s Young Adult LAB
SAGE announces its new Young Adult Leadership Advisory Board (LAB), a team of eleven young leaders who strongly believe in our mission and programs. Over the next year, our LAB Leaders will share...
View ArticleResource: A Decade of Progress on ESD
Check out this great report from the UNESCO Chairs Programme: A Decade of Progress on Education for Sustainable Development. With the 2-year anniversary of the adoption of Sustainable Development...
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November News
Congratulations to GPSEN partner Trash for Peace, which won an EPA grant for its Sustainability Education Program. Trash for Peace will be partnering with Home Forward, People-Places-Things,...
View ArticleMid-October Newsletter
Congratulations to Portland Community College, which just won the 2017 Second Nature Climate Leadership Award for two-year colleges! The national honor recognizes innovative and advanced leadership in...
View ArticleGPSEN Think Tank
Thursday, November 9 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Community Energy Project 2900 SE Stark St – Suite #A, Portland Join the GPSEN Think Tank members in a discussion of current sustainability issues. The Think...
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Check out Bridgeliner for local news
Is that hope we feel? It’s Tuesday, friends, and before we get to the latest terrible, horrible, no good, very bad news, we want to talk about a piece of advice that’s sneakily optimistic: “Never let...
View ArticlePolice brutality spiking in Portland
After 6 weeks of continuous protests here in Portland, the movement for Black lives has shown that it’s here to stay. For 46 nights, protestors have gathered at locations like the Justice Center, the...
View ArticleGPSEN ED Application Now Open
GPSEN has launched a search for our next Executive Director! We are excited to offer this opportunity for a regional professional to support sustainability education and network development in our...
View ArticleCCL wins 2020 Keeling Curve Prize
The 2020 Keeling Curve Prize, named for Charles Keeling, the scientist who started charting the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in 1958, was awarded to Citizens’ Climate and nine other...
View ArticleThe University of Queensland Is the First Major College in the World to Use...
The University of Queensland (UQ) has become the first major university in the world to offset all of its electricity use with clean, renewable energy, following the launch of the university’s 200,000...
View ArticleMetro awards $700k for Nature in Neighborhood grants
The Metro Council recently awarded 12 community organizations $700,000 in grants for projects designed to increase racial equity and climate resilience in greater Portland by connecting people of color...
View Article2020 GPSEN Newsletters
Check out our Newsletter archives, in case you missed any of them or need to access to some of the details again. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, please click here. Mid-August 2020...
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