The December issue of the EE Connections newsletter from the PA Center for Environmental Education is now available online. This month's newsletter highlights these stories:

General News: Pittsburgh to Host 2010 'World Environment Day'; EPA Sustainability Partnership Website Now Available; PEEC Hosts 'Operation Purple' Family Retreat

K-12 News: Pennsylvania Team Qualifies with Alternative Vehicle Design; President's Environmental Youth Awards Seeking Nominations; 'Sesame Street' Goes Green; NWF Launches 'Be Out There' Initiative

Higher Education: Slippery Rock University Installs NEXTbus Transit System; Penn State Receives Funding for Clean Energy Centers; NWF 'Chill Out' Competition Invites Submissions; Lesley University Offers MA in Urban Environmental Leadership

Professional Development for Educators: Pennsylvania Songbirds Teacher Workshop at CCEEC; Host a Wetlands Workshop with Environmental Concern; NOAA's 'Teacher at Sea' Program Accepting Applications; Wildlife Conservation Society Offers Online Courses

Other Professional Development: Call for Presentations for PA-AWWA Conference; GIS Workshops Offered in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia; Green Building Alliance Year-in-Review Breakfast

Grants/Awards: Western PA Watershed Mini-Grant Applications Now Accepted; U.S. EPA Offers EE Grants for 2010 Cycle; Sinnemahoning Watershed Grants Available; Fund for Teachers Accepting Applications for Education Grants

If you would like to contribute to future issues of EE Connections, please submit your article before the 15th of the month. Articles should be of statewide interest and are subject to space availability.

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