Education

UNITED EARTH AMAZONIA AWARD to Brazilian singer and songwriters Roberto Carlos & Erasmo Carlos

Today is a very important day for me and for the United Earth! I feel honored and blessed to be involved with this great project. My belief that music –which is unique in the Arts and Humanities–has the power to change the world by uniting people, is now coming to fruition in 2023 in Manaus […]

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PEI internships provide insights into environmental issues, students’ futures

By Nick DiUlio princeton.edu August 25, 2011 Several Princeton undergraduates spent this summer immersed in local environmental issues, gaining insights into both the area’s ecosystem and their own futures, by interning with four organizations focused on sustainability. The local sustainability internships are part of the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) internship program, which enables more than

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Students become botanists for a day at the local zoo

By Nikki Namdar centralfloridafuture.com July 24, 2011 The animal division of Volunteer UCF took their first trip to the zoo and became botanists for the day to help maintain the environment for the zoo’s wildlife. “We have a very diverse group of people,” Chelsea Balkam, director of the animal unit of VUCF, said. “Everyone is

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Fighting pollution, with Green Ganpati’s blessings

By Kranti Vibhute mid-day.com (India) 2011-07-11 A group of college students started making eco-friendly idols of the God last year, and are enjoying unprecedented popularity, with orders pouring in for this year’s festival While the city gears up for days of frenetic revelry this September, ecologists have been shouting themselves hoarse, at pains to alert

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Santa Monica High School Students Inspire Thought About Environment

By Susan Cloke SANTA MONICA MIRROR JULY. 3, 2011 Charlotte Biren and Jenna Perelman have been thinking about the natural environment and preparing to be environmental stewards since their elementary school days. They shine with confidence in their understanding of what needs to be done to create environmental sustainability and their commitment to get the

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‘Green’ graduation requirement in Md. sparks debate

By Meera Pal wtop.com 7/1/2011 WASHINGTON – In addition to math and science requirements, Maryland’s high school seniors will now have to be environmentally literate to graduate. The State of Board of Education passed the requirement last week that every student be educated on the environment before he or she graduates. The vote means Maryland

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Shell, Nature Conservancy celebrate green partnership

By Deborah Yedlin Calgary Herald June 28, 2011 There’s a well-known adage that recommends keeping one’s friends close and enemies closer. In that vein, one might look at the relationship between the Nature Conservancy of Canada and Shell Canada as a fine example of this. For the past 28 years, Shell has worked with the

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Lanier Middle School earns kudos for eco-friendly action

Fairfax Times by Holly Hobbs Friday, Jun. 17, 2011 Schoolwide efforts draw nod from National Wildlife Federation Lanier Middle School’s yearlong effort to be more eco-friendly recently gained the school notice from the National Wildlife Federation’s Eco-Schools USA program.[snip] One such effort was the transformation of Lanier Middle’s courtyard from a nearly barren plot to

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