Climate Generation has major staff announcements: With sadness and appreciation, we announce that Janet Brown, Associate Director, has offered her resignation, effective April 30. Hired in November 2007 as our second employee, Janet has helped me build Climate Generation to be the thriving, successful organization we have today. She has been my thought-partner on many […]
In the past year, Climate Generation has watched with frustration the dismantling of environmental policies, an increase in inequitable and dishonest platforms, and the rise of dehumanizing behavior from our country’s leadership. The separation of families at the southern border is another example of unjust actions against people of color, and we stand firmly against […]
Over 50 supporters joined our team for our annual Donor Appreciation Breakfast on May 2nd at the Red Stag Supperclub. Amongst coffee and eggs, this annual breakfast tradition includes a short program from Climate Generation’s team to update our supporters on our current initiatives. Climate change is an enormous issue that requires many levers and […]
With 11 years leading Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy, I will be taking a sabbatical this coming winter. I will be on leave beginning January 11, 2018, and I will return to work on March 5, 2018. I want to thank Climate Generation’s Board of Directors for their generous support and this opportunity. My […]
As we reflect on our work in 2017, there is much to be proud of. Our Top 10 Accomplishments inspire us to acknowledge the progress we’ve made and energize us for the work ahead in 2018.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MINNEAPOLIS – November 1, 2017 – Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy’s Kristen Poppleton will begin her new position as Director of Programs starting November 1. As Climate Generation’s Director of Education for the past seven years, Poppleton has been instrumental in energizing and growing our K–12 climate change education program and […]
The Trump administration’s move to begin dismantling the Clean Power Plan, a policy intended to curb carbon emissions that contribute to human-induced climate change, will not lead to a quick repeal. E.P.A. Administrator Scott Pruitt’s announcement is simply the first of many steps the agency must make; proposing a rule to undo a regulation takes […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September, 2017 CONTACT: Lauren Boritzke, Climate Generation 262-490-6562; lauren@climategen.org Climate Generation Joins a New “Social Giving” Movement that Taps Donations of Earned Interest on Donors’ Bank Accounts MINNEAPOLIS—Climate Generation joins 32 forward-looking Minnesota charities participating in a new approach to fundraising offered by Interest for Others Foundation (IFOF). IFOF, a Minnesota-based 501(c)(3) […]
I first met Will Steger in 2006 over a cup of coffee in South Minneapolis. I had just finished up a five year stint working as a winter instructor at Voyageur Outward Bound in Ely, Minnesota, where we learned all about the historic expeditions that Will led to the North and South Poles, along with […]
As I prepare to leave my internship at Climate Generation, I have been reflecting on this summer and the experiences I gained through being the Education Intern. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I was thrilled when I was hired. After taking climate change classes and learning the reality of the issue, I was […]