Richard Louv

Heartland Institute's Climate Skeptics vs Children: Bet on the Kids

Carol Pierson Holding | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Epa, Michelle Obama, Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv, Let's Move, Children and Nature, National Wildlife Federation, Leaked Documents, Evolution, Sustainability Natives, Cynthia Figge, Heartland Institute, Global Warming, Be Out There, National Parks, Csrhub, Education News
Carol Pierson Holding

Even if children are faced with a curriculum that demotes climate change to a scientific controversy, they will still act as-if because it's their native culture. It's built in to their screen time: the code for bad-guys is someone who smokes or doesn't recycle.

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The Real Cost of "Virtual" Nature

Brenda Scott Royce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Videophilia, Zoos, Elephants, Animatronic Elephants, Zoo Elephants, Sea World, Peta, Los Angeles Zoo, Virtual Nature, Richard Louv, Robert Kennedy Jr., Nature-Deficit Disorder, Children, Animals, Los Angeles, Electronic Media, Technology, Green News
Brenda Scott Royce

A zoo visit won't achieve the same level of impact as an African safari, but most of us, viewing elephants and other exotic animals in their ever-shrinking native habitat is not possible.

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Illinois Governor Closes 11 State Parks

Pamela Todd | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vandalia Statehouse, Illinois State Parks, No Child Left Inside Act, No Child Left Inside Act 2008, Illinois State Park Closures, Richard Louv, Lincoln Log Cabin, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Park Closures, Gebhard Woods, Environment, Nature Deficit Disorder, Illinois Prairie, Blagojevich Budget Cuts, Channhaon State Park, Chicago News
Pamela Todd

On November 30, the State of Illinois will lock the gates to 12 state parks and 13 historic sites. If you try to get in, you could be arrested for trespassing . . . on public lands you've been supporting with your tax dollars all these years.

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