A California nonprofit, Zilowatt, is teaching K-12 schoolchildren to conserve energy by turning off light bulbs. It is working in several school districts around San Francisco, and this fall will expand its educational efforts to the Palo Alto schools. Zilowatt supplies kits designed by volunteer graphic artists to teach conservation concepts through superheroes like Reuse,
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Here, after a long hiatus, is the last in the series documenting a project to renovate an old farm house as greenly and as cheaply as possible. The technologies exist, and anyone can use them. Dive in! GR
This feel-good article from the New York Times via the Academy for Global Citizenship launches Green My Parents, a national effort to inspire and organize kids to lead their families toward greener lives. It will train 100 youth advocates who will echo-train 100 peers, etc., to save money and the Earth.
This CSM article surveys the options for green laundry and dishwasher products. An infant industry, trust counts because ingredients don’t have to be listed. Green clothing detergents give good results; dishes almost as good.
Here’s another article about airline trash. Green America, a environmental nonprofit, just found that most American airlines do little recycling, blaming airports’ lack of facilities. Delta and Virgin do best, earning B-’s. United and US Airways both get F’s. An average passenger leaves behind 1.3 pounds of trash, of which 20% is recyclable. Enough aluminum
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CS Blog Green Climate Matters – State of the Planet SeaAndSkyNY
