Submission Form: Picturing a Better World
Students: Send in your best drawing of a topic that is connected to the environment for posting on Blue Planet Green Living. Be sure to attach a completed and signed submission form. Deadline: March 1,...
View ArticleShelter from the Storm – A Day of Service Honoring Dr. King
Sewing machines whir all around me, and a blur of activity fills the room. Quilts in various states of progress are everywhere: on the floor, on tables, held in the air for viewing, packed into sacks...
View ArticleIC Ecocabs — These Ecopreneurs Are on a Roll
Imagine that you’re a student at the University of Iowa, living not too far from campus. Running late, you find yourself in need of getting to downtown Iowa City in a hurry. Maybe you have a date, and...
View ArticleHugging Trees Fast Becoming New Mantra for College Students
Institutions of higher learning have always been a hotbed of cutting edge technology, social progression, and political involvement. Students are classic early adopters, and constantly challenge...
View ArticleChild’s Play – Curing Hospital Boredom with Video Games
After posting An Open Letter to My Family – I'm Giving Up My Birthday, my loved ones responded by donating to charities instead of giving me gifts. I was gratified and delighted. Lovely as they are, I...
View ArticleBrooklyn Free School Plans Service Learning Project in Tanzania
Imagine you're attending a public school where you can determine what you will study based on your interests. Imagine planning a trip that you will take with your classmates, teachers, and parent...
View ArticleSustainable Futures Repurposes Glass Bottles – and Human Lives
"I was like one of those used wine bottles. I was used and discarded. I laid on the ground, my label faded and my contents dried. I forgot the good that was once inside, the joy and happiness I once...
View ArticleNominate an “Ocean Hero” for Oceana Contest
There are people around the world who are doing their utmost to stop the destruction of our oceans. People who are putting themselves at risk to make the world’s seas a more habitable place for fish...
View ArticleTeens Turning Green – Eco-Healthy Messages for Youth
When Judi Shils’ daughter started wearing makeup in 2005, Shils was concerned about the toxic chemicals the teen was applying to her face. This, as well as the high cancer rates in Marin County,...
View ArticleTruth on Earth – Making Music to Change the World
In a society where many teens and young adults spend their free time in front of the television, playing video games, grabbing fast food, or hanging out with friends at the mall, the three Halpern...
View ArticleTop Ten Tips to Green Your Prom
Ally Maize was already excited to go to prom to see her friends dressed up and spend the evening dancing at a swanky hotel. But this year, the 17-year-old high-school senior from West Los Angeles...
View ArticleTeaching Tolerance Promotes Civil Rights for ALL
The Southern Poverty Law (SPLC) is well known for its successes in fighting hate crimes and discrimination and for shining a spotlight on hate groups around the nation. But it also works to prevent the...
View ArticleSummer of Solutions Offers Opportunities to Youth Leaders
Most students use their summer vacations to sleep in, catch up on TV, and relax. For Summer of Solutions project leaders like Jennifer Roach, summer is just another opportunity to create solutions for...
View ArticleFOOD FIGHT! – Hip Hop Video Teaches Dangers of Processed Foods
In FOOD FIGHT!, a video released early this morning by filmmaker Ben Zolno (New Message Media), a boy runs for his life after witnessing a murder in a convenience store. This murder, however, isn't...
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