Three national organizations have joined the Center for the Environment and Catawba College professors this week on the Catawba campus for the 7th annual National Environmental Summit for High School Students. Professionals from Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) of Colorado, Environmental Working…
The fifth year of the National Environmental Summit for High School Students, hosted by the Center for the Environment at Catawba College, kicked off on Tuesday, July 7, with keynote speaker Heather White. Executive Director of the Environmental Working Group,…
Students attending the 2015 National Environmental Summit for High School Students at Catawba College heard two Catawba alumni talk about the importance of using creative solutions to environmental problems. The summit, designed to help students explore how they can use…
07/13/14 by Rebecca Rider Photo by Eli Wittum The Center for the Environment at Catawba College kicked off its annual National Environmental Summit for High School Students Tuesday with speaker Robin Emmons. Emmons is the founder and executive director of…
06/06/14 by Juanita Teschner The keynote speaker for the 2014 National Environmental Summit for High School Students left her 20-year career in corporate America to help others. One week after resigning, Robin Emmons began working to save the life of…
07/11/13 by Rebecca Rider High school students attending the National Environmental Summit gathered at Catawba College July 9 to hear keynote speaker Chad Pregracke talk about his vision for the future.Pregracke founded “Living Lands and Waters,” the only industrial-strength, river…
Chad Pregracke is the President and Founder of Living Lands & Waters (LL&W), the world’s only “industrial strength” not-for-profit river cleanup organization. Chad formed LL&W at the youthful age of 23, after spending his life growing up and working on…
Doc Hendley, one of the Top 10 CNN Heroes for 2009, spoke at the National Environmental Summit for High School Students July 20, 2012 at Catawba College. Hendley, 32, is the founder of an organization that has provided clean…
06/15/11 by Guest Writer - by Kelly Vaughn, Rocky Mountain Institute While you may be more used to hearing about RMI’s work with an automaker or building owner, a recent RMI partnership has a very different flavor. This summer, RMI…