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  • RMI

    RMI

    RMI, founded as Rocky Mountain Institute, is a global, independent nonprofit with more than 700 experts committed to accelerating a global shift to clean energy.

  • Action for the Climate Emergency

    Action for the Climate Emergency

    Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE) is a nonprofit mobilizing young individuals to take action against the climate crisis.

  • Making Engineering Elementary

    Making Engineering Elementary

    How a model for equity-oriented engineering curriculum is engaging students from all backgrounds and in the earliest grades

  • Environmental Defense Fund

    Environmental Defense Fund

    The Environmental Defense Fund is an environmental advocacy nonprofit guided by science and economics, committed to climate justice, and driven to deliver solutions that will create a healthier planet for all.

  • Recharging the Electric Vehicle Industry

    Recharging the Electric Vehicle Industry

    This sustainable startup is building a circular economy for EV batteries from the ground up

  • Paving the Way to Sustainability

    Paving the Way to Sustainability

    Removing roadblocks for low-carbon building materials can spur innovation and lower greenhouse gas emissions

  • The Smithsonian Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation

    The Smithsonian Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation

    Documenting the history of invention and inspiring visitors through hands-on, experiential activities about the invention process

  • Teaching Beyond Textbooks

    Teaching Beyond Textbooks

    Rethinking Education for a World Fueled by Creativity and Innovation

  • Invent Oregon

    Invent Oregon

    Nurturing innovation through empowering collegiate inventors and entrepreneurs in Oregon 

  • Achieving that Lightbulb Moment

    Achieving that Lightbulb Moment

    How two high school inventors created a flashlight to help light the way for their community’s first responders

  • New Grantees Announced for Engineering for One Planet

    New Grantees Announced for Engineering for One Planet

    Lemelson Foundation funding supports higher education institutions integrating sustainability into engineering

  • Engineering for One Planet: A Paradigm Shift for Climate Action and a Sustainable Future

    Engineering for One Planet: A Paradigm Shift for Climate Action and a Sustainable Future

    World Engineering Day prompts crucial questions: Can the very ingenuity that defines engineering — the force that builds our world’s cities and puts a world of knowledge in our hands — help pave the path towards a truly sustainable future? Can it become an instrument not just for technological progress, but also for the thriving of our planet and…