by Jessica Gallagher / times-georgian.com Captain Planet, Carrollton Elementary STEM teacher Joseph Benefield and students harvest vegetables from the school garden Tuesday to be used for salads. Captain Planet, a 1990s cartoon superhero who fights to protect the Earth, was joined by Captain Planet Foundation and Dole Foods representatives for an appearance Tuesday at Carrollton Elementary … Read more
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By Trevor McNaboe/ gwinnettdailypost.com Graves Elementary School students, the Captain Planet Foundation and members of Atlanta United FC spent Thursday afternoon planting vegetables at the school’s learning garden. The planting was part of an initiative by Major League Soccer called Greener Goals, which is a week of service by professional soccer teams leading up to … Read more
April 6, 2018 Grantee: Audubon Arizona – Phoenix, AZProject Title: The Downtown Owls ProjectGrant Type: ecoSolution Description: Due to habitat loss and climate change, the number of Burrowing Owls in the western United States is steadily declining. Reports have estimated that the owl will lose 77% of its breeding range by the year 2080. Audubon Arizona decided to create a project that … Read more
Grantee: DIY Girls – Pacoima, CAProject Title: Making for GoodGrant Type: ecoSolution The goal of the project is to instill a sense of environmental ethics in our students.– Leticia Rodriguez, executive director of DIY Girls Description: Homelessness can cause a lot of waste of various materials. In the San Fernando Valley, 7,100 residents are homeless … Read more
Grantee: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Academy – Ft. Pierce / FLProject Title: Data Collection and Monitoring of Microplastics in the Indian River LagoonGrant Type: ecoSolution Overall, it was a great application of the scientific method for the students and for them to realize that things don’t always go the way that we expect them to – giving them the experience … Read more
Grantee: Pueblo Vista Magnet School – Napa, CAProject Title: Designing Rain Gardens for California DroughtGrant Type: ecoSolution Description: California has had a history of severe droughts and was under a drought state of emergency from January 2014 until April 2017. The Pueblo Vista Magnet School is teaching their students the importance of groundwater and drought … Read more
We joined the “Starbucks: Break Free From Plastic” coalition to call on Starbucks to take accountability for its contribution to the growing plastic pollution crisis. In 2008, Starbucks pledged to make a 100% recyclable paper cup and sell 25% of drinks in reusable cups by 2015. To date, Starbucks has failed to produce a 100% recyclable … Read more
We partnered with Boxed and Dole Packaged Foods to bring the Project Learning Garden (PLG) program to Menchaca Elementary School in Austin, TX. 2nd and 3rd-grade students harvested romaine, butter lettuces, and cilantro from their garden. After making pineapple vinaigrette dressing everyone shared a wonderful salad.
It is essential to walk your talk. I live a normal life, but with an eco-filter.– Erin Schrode At the young age of 26, Erin Schrode is doing more than most millennials. Schrode started Teens Turning Green at thirteen years old with her mother, Judi Shils. Through Teens Turning Green (now Turning Green), Schrode is … Read more