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News: May 8, 2023
Carl Von Linné Elementary School is Thrilled to Relaunch the Zero Waste Schools Program
Seven Generations Ahead’s Zero Waste Schools (ZWS) program is celebrating another successful launch at a local school. The ZWS team…

News: April 4, 2023
It’s Our Future Supports Climate Advocacy Connections Across High Schools
Photo courtesy of E-town Sunrise Facebook page By Milo Slevin, ETHS studentAs youth climate advocates, our connections with other young…

News: April 3, 2023
Lincoln Park High School Launches Zero Waste Lunchroom Program
On March 14, 2023 Lincoln Park High School (LPHS) in Chicago Public Schools, a school of 2,060 students, officially launched…

News: January 26, 2023
Going Green at School with Go Green Illinois
The latest Go Green Illinois meeting was on all things green schools, and SGA’s Becky Brodsky was there to talk…

News: November 21, 2022
COP27 Reflection: The Importance of Joy in the Climate Crisis
COP27 youth delegate and Chicago Public School teacher, Greta Kringle (left) and IOF program consultant Rachel Rosner (right) finding a…

News: November 16, 2022
COP27 Youth Dispatch: Change is Hard. Change is Slow. Change is Personal.
By Emmet Ebels Duggan, IOF Youth Delegate For those that attended the livestream, I confess that this dispatch is very…

News: November 16, 2022
COP27 Youth Dispatch: For the People, not Power
Manolo Avalos, IOF Youth Delegate, with climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe. By Manolo Avalos, IOF Youth DelegateThere seems to be…

News: November 16, 2022
COP27 Final Dispatch: Recommitments and Reflections
The IOF crew gathering on their last night at COP27. By Gary CuneenPresident BidenThe It’s Our Future team was able…

News: November 11, 2022
COP27 November 11th Dispatch: Natural gas, oceans, and more
Leading climate activist and writer, Bill McKibben, at a protest outside COP. By Gary CuneenNatural Gas and Climate GoalsWith protests…

News: November 11, 2022
COP27 November 10th Dispatch: Challenges of Transparency and Reporting
By Gary CuneenI attended a high-level session with the ministers and managers of various countries on ghg emissions tracking and…

News: November 10, 2022
COP27 Youth Dispatch: The Drive to Serve Nature
By Antonio Padilla, IOF Youth DelegateDuring the beginning of this adventure, I was running wild with eagerness, a spirit which…

News: November 10, 2022
COP27 November 9th Dispatch: Just Transition and Finance
By Gary CuneenJust TransitionIn the opening round table on just transition there was agreement on what just transition means moving…