Category: Sustainability

School Spotlight: Bishop O’Dowd High School

Posted on April 13, 2016 by In Blogs, Food, Recycling and Waste, Sustainability, Water
It’s not easy to be chosen as a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School, but Bishop O’Dowd high school in Oakland, CA is no ordinary educational institution. According to its mission statement, “Bishop O’Dowd High School seeks to develop leaders of influence who are loving, open to growth, religious, intellectually competent, and skilled leaders…

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Environmental Education and the Pope’s Encyclical

Posted on July 10, 2015 by In Blogs, Climate Change, Podcasts, Resources, Sustainability, Water
When I founded the Go Green Initiative back in 2002, I saw myself as more of a child advocate than an environmentalist. The human health impact of pollution, and the break-neck speed at which our world is consuming finite natural resources, made me worry about the world I was leaving to my children. My motto…

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Campaign For Environmental Literacy

Posted on August 09, 2014 by In Resources, Sustainability
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/

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The Collaborative for High Performance Schools

Posted on August 01, 2014 by In Energy, Podcasts, Sustainability
The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) is leading a national movement to improve student performance and the entire educational experience by building the best possible schools. On this episode of Go Green Radio, we were joined by the CHPS Executive Director, Bill Orr, who will explain the mission, vision and services of the organization. Learn…

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