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Over the course of more than 150 years, a once-radical idea has evolved into a cohesive United States national parks system, with a sometimes conflicting two part-mission: to make the parks accessible to all and to preserve them for future…
What’s the answer to clean energy? It’s swirling around you. It’s wind. Wind power has become a major driver for a sustainable energy future. Last year, $112.5 billion was invested in wind power globally, and the industry now employs 1.2 million…
It’s time to look at our future. It’s time to look at our oceans. The oceans cover about two-thirds of the surface of the Earth and are the very foundations of life. They generate most of the oxygen we breathe,…
A message from Laura Deaton, executive director at Trust for Conservation Innovation: June 5th is World Environment Day. Today is a new beginning, or it least it can be. When the President of the United States decided to pull the US…
You may not think much about it, but there are endangered breeds of livestock. More than 1,400 of them worldwide. And it’s time to start protecting them. That’s what International Heritage Breeds Week is all about. After all, agriculture has dramatically…
The Queen song aside, now is a great time to start riding your bike to work or school, especially since this week is Bike to Work Week. Biking to work is an efficient and fun way to get the exercise…
This Mother’s Day weekend, T4CI would like to introduce you to the woman considered by most the mother of the environmental movement: Rachel Carson. Carson was the first woman to take and pass the civil service exam for federal employment.…
May 11 is “Eat What You Want Day”. It was established to allow people to let go of their dieting lifestyle for just one day. That’s nice, but let’s take it a step further. What if you choose a cheeseburger…
T4CI has experienced tremendous growth over the past three years (~$18-$20M annual revenue) and seek a savvy and experienced senior development professional to join our downtown Oakland team. This is a newly created position and we are poised to hire immediately.…
It’s something many of us take for granted, yet we use it every day: it’s safe, clean drinking water. During Drinking Water Week, T4CI wants to share with you some facts about the water we drink. Take a look at…
Like our own kidneys that help purify our blood, wetlands are the ‘kidneys’ of our landscape. They remove excess nutrients, toxic substances and sediment from water that flows through them, helping to improve downstream water quality and the overall health…
April 26th is the anniversary of the birth of John James Audubon (1785), an American ornithologist (one that studies birds), naturalist, and painter. He conducted his first scientific studies from his father’s Pennsylvania estate. After trying and failing in several different…