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Archive for November, 2009

“DNA Results Give New Hope for ‘Extinct’ Siamese Crocodiles”

GRANTEES IN THE NEWS

CrocodilesSource: Voice of America

Robert Carmichael interviews Adam Starr, the director of the Crocodile Conservation Program of Fauna and Flora International in a story about a breeding program for rare crocodiles in Phnom Penh.

Featuring Fauna and Flora International, a grantee of the Conservation, Food, and Health Foundation.

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“Companies Call Government Incentives the Key to Green”

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windpowerSource: New York Times

Seth Kaplan, a vice president of the Conservation Law Foundation comments on prospects for the development of the clean energy sector.

To read the article, click here.

Featuring the Conservation Law Foundation, a grantee of the Jessie B. Cox Trust.

“STEM Education for Girls Grows Beyond School Boundaries”

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Girls Coalition LogoSource: Mass High Tech

According to the National Science Foundation, only 11 percent of engineers and 26 percent of math and computer scientists in 2007 were female. In an opinion piece appearing in Mass High Tech, members of the Girls Coalition of Greater Boston applaud the creation of the Governor’s STEM Council to increase the interest and proficiency of Massachusetts’ students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. The authors also call for the new Council to make STEM education for girls, especially outside of school hours, a priority.

Featuring the Girls Coalition of Greater Boston, a grantee of the Anna B. Stearns Charitable Foundation.

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