environment

Gardens and Recycling

AmandaM12 — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:21:44 -0500

Save Our School and Planet!!! S.O.S.P’s mission is to try and save the environment, save the school, and create awareness about environmental issues.

Environmental Education Through Schools

Tory_ak — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:05:06 -0500

I am a Peace Corps Volunteer in Trusesti, Romania teaching at a K-8th school. I am searching for help with a project to increase awareness and education about the environment.

In my community, streets and sewage systems are filled with garbage, plastic is overused then burned and recycling is not a common practice. Even today the effects of an industrial communist regime can be seen by the low priority given to the environment and lack of understanding the consequences of ones actions in relation to the environment.

District-wide K-12 LTS Program

Sperbs — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:47:40 -0500

Our town needs change... and it needs to come from the youth population. Proposed is a Learning Through Service (LTS) program that would work with all public schools K-12 (and any private / charter school that shows interest!) to execute community service projects that directly correlate to the curriculum students are learning!

Our students are extremely active, and this program would allow them a more upfront and creative way to be activists! For more on WH youth activism, check out our website: www.rockandlearn.org

Green Preschool & Day Care

jenchick79 — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:05:13 -0500

I am opening a green day care/preschool to teach children from the ages of 0-5 that they can have an impact on the environment. Also, the center will be eco friendly with minimal impact to the environment. The center will have a native grass that doesn't need to be watered, bamboo flooring and other recycled products. In addition, the children will be able to grow food and see how nature works with a key on fun so they enjoy being green.

Way to reduce your carbon footprint, Radiohead!

Celebs — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:16:58 -0500

While most bands would request a private jet, or at the very least, a round-trip ticket in first class, Radiohead just said no when they were asked to travel to NYC from the UK to perform on Conan O'Brien. Instead, their homeland jam was seen by Conan fans via satellite. The reason, according to frontman Thom Yorke: Flying to the U.S.

Bette Midler celebrates Earth Day!

Celebs — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:27:53 -0500

In celebration of Earth Day, NBC Universal is stepping up its "Green" community outreach throughout the week, as part of its ongoing "Green Is Universal" initiative.The project is part of "MillionTreesNYC," a program launched by the New York Restoration Project (NYRP) and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, which seeks to plant and care for one million trees throughout New York City's five boroughs by 2017. Bette Midler, founder of the NYRP, kicked off Earth Day today by planting a tree in East Harlem, New York at Martin Luther King Jr.

Earth Day Q&A session with Edward Norton

Celebs — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:08:03 -0500

Edward Norton, actor, activist, and host of "Strange Days on Planet Earth" on National Geographic, was online today at 11:45 a.m. with Slate.com to discuss the show and celebrate Earth Day. The show covers topics like climate change, over-fishing, water pollution, and the quest for clean energy. Questions about the environment were submitted to the Washington Post before the online chat.

Happy Earth Day!

Celebs — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:31:36 -0500

Do Something TODAY to celebrate mother earth! Click here to get ideas on how to make this the greenest Earth Day ever!

Ted Danson continues journey to save our oceans

Celebs — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:42:23 -0500

Ted Danson, our favorite Cheers alum and founder of the American Oceans Campaign, is dedicated to “saving our oceans." His journey as an ocean activist started in 1987, when he founded the AOC to alert Americans of the threats and hazards created by oils spills, off-shore development, toxic wastes, sewage pollution and other ocean abuses.

Bags with a Message

Celebs — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:53:46 -0500

It's official: plastic bags are going out of business.