Tag: Green Youth - Page 9
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Military Kids Find Time at Camp A Cure for Nature Deficit Disorder
When the National Military Family Association recently teamed up with a local 4H Group in North Carolina to create Operation Purple Camp they certainly had a tremendous reason for doing so. Because their efforts allowed the children of parents away at
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SUNY Stony Brook Brings Sustainability to the Forefront of Public Education in the Hamptons
When it comes to private colleges it’s not so surprising to find a place like the tiny College of the Atlantic that makes sustainability the centerpiece of the education offered to the student body.
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Michael Phelps Likes Green Entertainment, Madonna's African Charity, Hayden Panettiere Saves Dolphins, and More
Michael Phelps Goes for the...Green? ...So how does the 'greatest Olympian of all time" chill when he's not in the pool? The gold-medal champ watches Discovery wildlife documentary "Planet Earth." "It's pretty much all I've been watching," Phelps told
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UK Schools Set to Join Carbon Trading Scheme
With a long-term goal to ensure that every new school and home from 2016 to be built with a carbon footprint of zero, the British state schools are about to be included under the government’s new domestic carbon emissions trading scheme from April 2010
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Florida School Saves Energy, Cash With 4 Day Week
When we recently pointed out that some school districts were eyeing a four day school week as a way to cut costs and save energy there were some who thought the whole idea was just too outlandish to pull off. And at the K-12 level it just may be; but
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Texas PTA Partners With Government for Cleaner School Buses
With those lazy days of summer soon to be gone and the promise of school days on the horizon, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas Parent Teacher Association have teamed up to distribute funding to clean the air and protect
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Matthew McConaughey's Organic Parenting, Angelina's Aids Charity, Paris Thinks Green, and More
This new daddy seems to pride himself on his crunchy, laid-back parenting style. He has taken his newborn son, Levi, to the beach, to a John Mellencamp concert, and even to a photog-crazy red carpet event. But the latest on Matthew and baby Levi strikes
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Kids on Dizzywood Plant 15,000 Virtual Trees to Green Planet Earth
Not so long ago kids on Club Penguin put together some pretty impressive cash to help protect the planet with a mega-Christmas gift to the WWF, and now those who choose to play in Dizzywood, another virtual world where kids ages 8-12 can find their
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Nature Deficit Disorder Tackled at Camp Filled with Power Tools, Danger for Kids
While there are plenty of reasons to be concerned about the lack of free time among children that's leading to nature deficit disorder, there's a summer camp called "Tinkering School" that aims to change all that by letting kids decide the
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Lack of Outdoor Play Leading to Sharp Increase in Myopia Among Children
In a piece of irony you couldn't imagine if you tried, researchers in Australia have discovered that a lack of time spent playing in the great outdoors is leading to greater incidences of myopia among children, which means it's not just figuratively
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Winners Announced in Youth Venture Lorax Challenge
In a collaborative effort between Youth Venture, Dr. Seuss Enterprises and the Earth Island Institute, student teams composed of pioneering young people ages 13 to 20 recently won $1,000 prizes to help see their dreams for a more eco-friendly world
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Kids Retrieve Almost 40,000 Plastic Bags in Terrific Bid to Earn Free Fun
In a terrific promotion we can only hope will lead to more creative thinking, Rye Playland in Westchester, NY recently held a promotion where every child that turned in 100 plastic bags for recycling received free admission to the park that day.
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Miley Cyrus' Green Teen Scene, Matt Damon's Eco-Mission, Gossip Girl Goes Green, and More
...Like it or not, Miley is suddenly the poster girl for the next generation's green scene. The tween superstar (who is all of 15) told me recently she's dedicated to being a positive eco-role model through her music and lifestyle. ...This week, Miley
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Discovery, Siemens, NSTA Launch "We Can Change the World Challenge" for Students
In an announcement this morning that makes me smile, the Siemens Foundation, Discovery, and the National Science Teachers Association are teaming up to inspire student achievement when it comes to environmental education with the Siemens We Can Change
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As Autism Rates Skyrocket, Are Environmental Factors to Blame?
With the root cause of autism still only speculated upon, and everything from prescription drugs in the water supply to pesticides used to grow food and the manner in which vaccines are constructed potentially to blame, a new study shows socially aloof
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Johnny Depp's Green Home, Dark Knight's Eco-blunders, Natalie Portman's Green Project Runway, and More
...Alas, Johnny Depp is going public with his eco-lifestyle. A few years back, the super-private actor and hater of Hollywood excess bought a 35-acre Caribbean Island he endearingly named "F*ck Off Island." Now he's planning to have his "leave me
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Is Your Lifestyle Affecting Your Future Child's DNA?
If I had a nickel for every prospective parent I know who changed their lifestyle for the better when they knew they were expecting I’d be a wealthy man indeed. But they just may be a bit late to the party. No pun intended.
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Demi and Ashton's Green Project, Miley Cyrus' Eco-song,Dave Matthew's Green Concerts, and More
Unlike some "green grand-standing celebs", Demi and Ashton keep their do-good work low-key. According to ecorazzi, the power couple quietly slipped off to Guatemala to help build houses for Habitat for Humanity. The charity group is supporing the
