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San Diego’s green jobs grow in national report

By Mike Lee signonsandiego.com July 13, 2011 The green economy in metropolitan San Diego remains modest despite years of efforts to bolster industries that create environmental benefits, according Business leaders across the nation have been racing to develop clean-tech jobs because they are viewed as a major economic growth opportunity given international pressures to reduce […]

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PEDALING FOR A CAUSE: Students see Keene as a model

By Kyle Jarvis The Keene Sentinel [New Hampshire] July 11, 2011 For a group of college students pedaling around the Granite State on bicycles to raise awareness about climate change, Keene is apparently a model community. New England Climate Summer is an unpaid internship program that sends students from around the country out on bicycles,

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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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Rising sophomore defends environment through art

http://youtu.be/DZXdo5ocMsA Geneva Boyer’s work is winning attention from activists and politicians By Debra Filcman brandeis.edu July 6, 2011 Geneva Boyer is a Renaissance woman. But it’s the poetry Boyer writes and performs that has garnered the most attention lately, and has given her an audience with leaders from the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), former presidential

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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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On US Campuses, Major Environmental Changes

By Zulima Palacio Voice of America June 23, 2011 Washington, D.C. –More than 300 universities across the U.S. are turning green, meaning environmentally oriented. They are building sustainable facilities, renovating buildings, connecting solar and wind systems, planting organic gardens and reducing their overall carbon footprints. They also have initiated academic programs on environmental issues. Experts

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Green Campus: Big Sustainability Efforts From Small Colleges

By Julie Mastrine StudentAdvisor.com Wed, Jun 15, 2011 When it comes to sustainability, universities sometimes find themselves in hot water—schools that teach about global warming and pollution can seem hypocritical if their practices are not eco-friendly. That’s why many universities have taken steps to reduce their impact on the environment, whether through landscaping, green efforts

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