Veronique Pittman

Pioneer Academy (PS 307Q), a Pre-K-4th grade school in Queens is the winner of the 2012 Green Cup RECYCLE Challenge, a national student-driven recycling competition for K-12 schools sponsored by the non-profit Green Schools Alliance (GSA).

Pioneer achieved "Recycling Champion" status by earning the highest...

Since the February 2012 protests over mining, dams, and illegal logging in Panama, indigenous leaders from Western Panama have been in negotiations with the government, and have reached an agreement regarding development projects on their lands. In Eastern Panama, communities have continued to denounce illegal logging on their...

Every year Americans generate 250 million tons of trash -- enough to fill a line of garbage trucks that would stretch from the Earth halfway to the moon.

Studies have shown that at least 75% of our garbage could be recycled and composted; San Francisco has achieved...

Students from 116 schools in 22 states collectively prevented 1,567,562 pounds of global warming carbon dioxide (CO2) from being released into the atmosphere in just four weeks, during the 2012 national Green Cup Challenge® (GCC), with the top schools reducing their energy use by over 30%.

Now in...

Students across the U.S. are reporting impressive energy savings on their school campuses during the third week of meter readings for the 2012 national Green Cup Challenge® (GCC), with some schools reporting cuts as high as 17%.

"This is extremely positive news for America, which makes up just...

Students in more than 116 schools across the U.S. are competing to reduce their electricity consumption by participating in the 2012 national Green Cup Challenge® (GCC) during peak winter energy usage, Jan. 18 to Feb. 15. (New York City and Chicago will launch separate Challenges on March 2)....

The winners were announced at the 4th Annual Green Schools Alliance Spring Conference & Resource Fair, "Green Schools NYC 2011 (GSNYC)" on April 9th.

The Martin Luther King Jr. High School, where the event took place, took first prize. During a time of severe budget cuts, the winning...

Late last year, Sting visited to Brazil (he performed at the pro-environmental Natura About Us Festival in Sao Paulo) to urge the government there to listen to the concerns of indigenous peoples over a proposed new hydro-electric dam in the Amazon.

Sting told a news conference in Sao Paulo on...

I was heartened today to learn that Hawaii seeks to ban the harvesting of shark fins in a bill that passed both House and Senate. The governor could always veto the bill but it is unlikely. However, what I would like to see is shark fin soup taken off the...

A look at protecting the health and rights of women now -- from the Tribeca Film Festival to the open-source platform of Ushahidi.

For the first time in 20 years, maternal mortality appears to be declining significantly, according to a recent Lancet report. Of course the goal is not simply...

Actor Matthew Modine, well-known environmental activist and founder of bicycleforaday.org, spoke at Brooklyn's PS442 last Wednesday. His mission? To help inspire a group of middle school students who were about to be part of a remarkable green initiative.

"I feel very strongly about empowering individuals to make measurable,...