Today at the Green Schools Conference and Expo opening plenary, U.S. Green Building Council president and CEO Mahesh Ramanujam announced that the Center for Green Schools and Living Standard are offering scholarships to two students to celebrate and support their commitment to sustainability.

To mobilize those outside our community, we need to shift their sense of urgency. But first, we need to shift our own.

We are not reaching the broader population effectively enough to change their behavior or decisions on the scale necessary to combat climate-related risks. But we can. If we listen and learn. And if we ask the right questions.