Campuses

Student leader Tylor Middlestadt recounts how Empower Poly (San Luis Obispo, CA) is bringing students to the table--with staff,faculty, and local communities -- to shape a greener future. Students successfully pushed for environmentally-friendly designfor the nation's largest student housing project. Inspired by the UC Go Solar campaign, students formed Renew CSU to advocaterenewable energy projects on campuses statewide.

Article about Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition. This organization is putting together a youth organized summit September 28th-30th, 2007 in partnership with the Campus Climate Challenge. Register for the conference here: http://www.ssc.org/involved/registrationsup_mz.php?e=106

The climate movement has been going about its business fighting coal plants, promoting wind energy, and working for comprehensive carbon reduction policies. Suddenly, there’s a new development. The new development is not about limiting growth, it’s about redefining prosperity. Not going to change the world? Let’s scale up. It’s time to forge a development paradigm that actually works: one that empowers people, strengthens communities, and sustains the world.

Focus the Nation which is a project to collaboratively engage in a nationwide, interdisciplinary discussion about “Global Warming Solutions for America”, has published a sweet How-to video for organizing a teach-in.

One of a group of youth Bloggers writing provocative and powerful climate posts. A report from the leader of the Australian youth climate coalition on the corruption between dirty energy companies and universities down under.