News From the Field
Big City Life May Make Residents Lean Toward Green, Study Says

January 19, 2011

The downsides of China's explosive urbanization--like pollution and greenhouse gas emissions--now are joined by an upside: better environmental citizens. It's the first time scientists have weighed employment and leadership when considering environmental behavior in China's cities to show that city size--especially the good jobs there--lead people to pro-environmental behavior, like recycling plastic bags and sorting their trash. Full Story

Source
Michigan State University

See also: NSF News Release

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering. In fiscal year (FY) 2012, its budget was $7.0 billion. NSF funds reach all 50 states through grants to nearly 2,000 colleges, universities and other institutions. Each year, NSF receives about 50,000 competitive requests for funding, and makes about 11,500 new funding awards. NSF also awards about $593 million in professional and service contracts yearly.

 Get News Updates by Email 

Useful NSF Web Sites:
NSF Home Page: http://www.nsf.gov
NSF News: http://www.nsf.gov/news/
For the News Media: http://www.nsf.gov/news/newsroom.jsp
Science and Engineering Statistics: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/
Awards Searches: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/