Archive for August 2014
Growing Blue
Growing Blue® is a fact-based resource, designed to help us find solutions to our water issues now. www.growingblue.com
Read MoreJ-Energy Ep. 1 – Energy Apocalypse
Remember Hurricane Sandy, and how hard things were for people who were without energy for a long time? This video will help you consider how critical energy is in our lives, and why it so important to ensure our energy system does not fail. By the end of this video you will have a broader…
Read MoreJ-Energy Ep. 2 – Carbon Crooner
Why is everybody talking about carbon emissions, and why should I care?! This video will give you a basic explanation of the many ways carbon dioxide (CO2) ends up in our atmosphere — including burning fossil fuels for energy; how the earth naturally absorbs CO2; and what can happen if the carbon cycle gets out…
Read MoreJ-Energy Ep. 3 – Breaking News
What is nonrenewable energy? Where does it come from, and what do we use it for? Tune in as Jenna and her team of teen journalists explore coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear energy.
Read MoreJ-Energy Ep. 4 – Energy Express
Take a wild field trip with Jenna and her friends to see renewable energy plants up close and personal!
Read MoreCampaign For Environmental Literacy
The Campaign for Environmental Literacy coordinates advocacy campaigns for programs which will restore or expand the federal investment in environmental education. There first two campaigns in 2005 successfully restored $15 million in funding for the only two federal grant-making programs specified for environmental literacy: http://www.fundee.org/campaigns/
Read MoreCloud Institute
This organization can help your school and community start developing a more sustainable future: http://cloudinstitute.org/
Read MoreUS Fish and Wildlife
Climate change is occurring in our world and US Fish and Wildlife has information that can help you understand what’s happening: http://www.fws.gov/home/climatechange/climate101.html
Read MoreHealthy Schools Campaign
This organization has helpful guidelines for creating a green, clean school: http://healthyschoolscampaign.org/programs/green-clean-schools/
Read MoreNational Wildlife Federation
The National Wildlife Federation can make you aware of what climate change is doing to our world: http://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Energy-and-Climate/Reducing-Emissions/Climate-Legislation.aspx
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