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Last Minute Tips for a Green Halloween
Today we take a quick break from LEED certification, green schools and other recurring eco-issues in this blog to focus on what’s really important: Candy. As you know, tomorrow is Halloween and that means you’re making last minute preparations, w...
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Aspiring Green Schools Encounter Obstacles on the Road to Sustainability
Whether they go green or not, schools will always have teachers who lecture students on the importance of turning in their homework on time. But what happens when aspiring green schools can’t even hand in their own assignments on time? The Christ...
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Putting the Green Movement in Proper Perspective in Schools
These days, you read a lot about green schools and how they help reduce your eco-footprint while teaching students about the planet and what it takes to preserve it. The growing movement has led more institutions to install solar panels, buy gree...
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USGBC and US Conference of Mayors Team Up to Make Schools Green
GreenerBuildings.com has reported that the US Conference of Mayors, a coalition of US cities represented by their mayors, has formed a new organization called the Mayors’ Alliance for Green Schools. This eco-oriented offshoot aims to work with th...
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Going Green Can Save Schools Some Serious Money
Going along with the idea of a green movement driven by students, TheStreet.com talks about a group of seniors at Yarmouth High School (ME) who got a state grant worth around $26,000 to assist in making their building solar-powered. Of course, yo...
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Kids Drive the Green Movement Through the Lessons They Learn in School
We already talked about how parents and teachers are leading the green revolution in schools and at home, but a recent article in the New York Times points to a slightly different dynamic in the diffusion of green knowledge. From coast to coast, ...
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Aspiring Green Schools May Need to Wait for Government Funding
If you haven’t read it already, the Washington Times has an editorial on green schools and the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public Schools Facilities Act (H.R. 3021) written by William Spears, CEO of Energy Education Inc. According to the p...
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Schools Can Go Green and Stay Green Via Blogs and the Web
We hear a lot about schools going green by getting their buildings LEED-certified, planting school gardens, or even going tray-less in the cafeteria. But where do educators and students around the world find new ideas for keeping their classrooms...
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West Virginia to Build Its First Green Public School in Spring 2009
As the green school movement gains steam, more states around the country are funding school building projects in the hopes of getting LEED certified. Add West Virginia to the growing list of LEED hopefuls with the impending construction of the st...
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