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Captain Planet! Watch Like the Future Depends on It
by Sarah Stankorb For many, Captain Planet is a distant Saturday morning recollection, a toothpaste-hued super dude who doled out environmental justice alongside the five Planeteers, teens with the power to control the natural elements. To us green-minded ’90s kids, the animated series was a cultural phenomenon that shaped our understanding of the environment and our … Read more
Goodbye Georgia Dome, Hello Atlanta's Newest Public Park
Posted: April 26By Mother Nature Network – Matt Hickman When it opens (knock on wood) this August, Mercedes-Benz Stadium — home of the Atlanta Falcons and host stadium of Super Bowl LIII in 2019 — will be as green as all get-out. From the 680,000-gallon rainwater cistern to the 4,000 solar panels to the three MARTA … Read more
WSB-TV “People 2 People” feature coverage of the English Avenue Earth Day event!
People 2 People: Volunteers prepare for Earth Day on English AvenuePosted: April 16By WSB-TV/WSB-TV Online, “People 2 PeopleWatch Video
Celebrate Earth Day With English Avenue Article from The Atlanta 100
Celebrate Earth Day With English AvenuePosted: April 20By The Atlanta 100 Earth Day on English Avenue aims to bring more than 1,000 volunteers to Atlanta’s English Avenue community for two days of clean-up and beautification projects, beginning on April 21, as part of Friends of English Avenue’s year-long 10th anniversary celebration. The Captain Planet Foundation … Read more
Prince Harry joins school children in learning about conservation
Prince Harry continued his busy week of engagements with a visit to Epping Forest. Read More Hear what his father, Prince Charles, had to say at CPF’s 2016 Gala where he received the Exemplar Award
Briar Vista students write beautiful cards and send seeds to refugees in Atlanta
Students from Briar Vista Elementary School where packed up seeds and wrote cards for refugees arriving in Atlanta
Congratulations to the 2017 Green Ribbon Schools!
U.S. Department of Education honored 45 schools, nine districts, and nine postsecondary institutions around the country for their innovative efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, improve health and wellness, and ensure effective sustainability education. Congratulations to the Georgia schools honored as 2017 Green Ribbon Schools: Gilbert Elementary School Kinchafoonee Primary School Morningside Elementary … Read more