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A Run in with Jane Goodall in Parking Lot Gave Me Hope

April 01, 2026 — College is rough. Most of my time May of 2017 was spent inside the library at all hours of the day studying for finals. Earlier in the semester I had decided that I was getting bored of my Public Relations major and that I would add a Business Administration major to my degree, just to […]

Artist Marla Friedman Sculpts Moment of Connection Between Jane + Chimp David Greybeard

April 01, 2026 — Dr. Jane Goodall’s study of the lives of wild chimpanzees proved that there is no sharp division between humans and the other species with whom we share this Earth. As a 26 year-old, Dr. Goodall went into the forests of Tanzania with a notebook, used binoculars and a passion for learning about animals. After months […]

IT’S OFFICIAL, RENEWABLE ENERGY WORKS

April 01, 2026 — On January 15th, 2018, Robert and Barney Swan became the first people to reach the South Pole on an expedition powered entirely by clean energy technologies. The father-son duo traveled on foot for 600 nautical miles across Antarctica on a mission they called the South Pole Energy Challenge. These modern-day explorers set out on their […]

5 Powerful Women in STEM You Need to Know

April 01, 2026 — Stop! Look at the device you’re reading this on. Have you ever thought about how many people dedicated their lives to creating the computer code and programming that went into the technology you are using? Fun fact, the first person to ever create a computer program was a woman named Ada Lovelace, a scientist in the […]

Host Your Very Own JANE Screening Party!

April 01, 2026 — IT’S ALMOST HERE! At long last, the new National Geographic documentary JANE by Brett Morgen is coming to you! On March 12th at 8/7 c JANE premieres as a commercial free simulcast on National Geographic and Nat Geo Wild and it’s going to blow you away. JANE, a mesmerizing film directed by Brett Morgen with […]

Mexican Gray Wolves: The Endangered Wolf You’ve Never Heard Of

April 01, 2026 — Once a top dog in the southwestern United States, the Mexican gray wolf is now one of the most endangered subspecies of wolf in the world. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, thousands of Mexican gray wolves (also known as “el lobo” or “lobos”) prowled around central Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. In […]

Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, Sustainable Palm Oil is Long Overdue

April 01, 2026 — Valentine’s Day is a holiday about love, but our consumer V-Day habits are breaking our hearts. In 2018, consumers will spend nearly $19.6 billion on Valentine’s Day, with 55% of those purchases being candy. Of all the items one might associate with Valentine’s Day, chocolate is certainly among the most commonly pictured and purchased. Unfortunately, […]

Want to Be Like Jane Goodall? Join TEAM JANE!

April 01, 2026 — Every day people ask me, “How can I help Jane Goodall? In general, people are looking to jump on the first plane to Africa in order to do whatever it takes to protect chimps and the habitats that they live in. Truthfully however, the best way to get involved with Jane’s work is by making […]

This News is Good For All: Best of 2017!

April 01, 2026 — The year was full of stories – good, challenging and everything in between. GFAN stories are those fueled by hope, which inspires us all to take action. We’ve collected some of our and your favorites from this year, helping us to better understand our world, other species, other people, and what we can each do to […]

Here’s a Secret: You can #EatMeatLess & It’s Just As Delicious!

April 01, 2026 — The holidays are a feast for the senses: the lights, the music, the warmth…and the actual feasting! It is a time to share and give, and most fundamental to those acts is the sentiment, as much as it is the food itself. As we gather together to share meals with our loved ones and nourish […]

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A Run in with Jane Goodall in Parking Lot Gave Me Hope

Artist Marla Friedman Sculpts Moment of Connection Between Jane + Chimp David Greybeard

IT’S OFFICIAL, RENEWABLE ENERGY WORKS

5 Powerful Women in STEM You Need to Know

Host Your Very Own JANE Screening Party!

Mexican Gray Wolves: The Endangered Wolf You’ve Never Heard Of

Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, Sustainable Palm Oil is Long Overdue

Want to Be Like Jane Goodall? Join TEAM JANE!

This News is Good For All: Best of 2017!

Here’s a Secret: You can #EatMeatLess & It’s Just As Delicious!