Grantee: Ozark Natural Science Center – Huntsville, ArkansasProject Title: Science in the Ozarks Description: Elmdale Elementary completed a two day Science in the Ozarks program at Ozark Natural Science Center. During Field Investigation hikes students actively participated in inquiry-based lessons exploring geology, succession, nutrient cycles, scientific method, and conservation. Students used dip nets to collect insects and amphibians … Read more
FoodCorps looks to the futurePosted: April 11By Creative Loafing As the child of an immigrant and single parent, Sumer Ladd has witnessed firsthand the injustices of the U.S.’s deeply flawed food system, where ordering a Big Mac is faster and cheaper than making a salad. Thankfully, her mother’s Iranian heritage came out in holistic leanings, home-cooked … Read more
Cartoon Network Press release April 10, 2017THE POWER IS YOURS! Cartoon Network Releases All Six Seasons Via Online RetailersIncluding iTunes, Amazon Video and Google Play ATLANTA (March 21, 2017) – Earth! Fire! Wind! Water! Heart! The five famous Planeteers Kwame, Wheeler, Linka, Gi and Ma-Ti will join forces with superhero Captain Planet on April 10, 2017, … Read more
Article by Min Seo Twelve-time Grammy winner Paul Simon announced last month tat he and his band are embarking on a 17-city U.S. summer concert tour, with proceeds to support the Half-Earth Project of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. Half-Earth is a collaborative effort to conserve half of Earth for all of life, with inspiration … Read more
Posted on March 29, 2017By atlantaintownpaper.com Whatever your political leanings might be, it’s hard to escape headlines on climate change and increasing concerns about the fate of our environment. On April 22, more than 190 countries will mark the 47th observance of Earth Day, and Atlanta will be one of the cities hosting a wide range … Read more
By savannahnow.comGrant Type: ecoSTEM The Richmond Hill Schools Field Studies Program, with the help of several area businesses, recent completed a 5,000-square-foot agricultural research garden on the Richmond Hill Middle School campus. The garden consists of a 720-square-foot greenhouse, and 44 framed, raised beds and container gardens, both of which are suitable models for home gardening. … Read more
By georgiatrend.com Whenever cartoon superhero Captain Planet succeeded in saving the earth once more from evil pollutants, he would sign off by saying to his teenage helpers, “The Power Is Yours!” That catchphrase also functions as the motto of his namesake foundation, started in 1991 by Ted Turner and Barbara Pyle, who negotiated a percentage … Read more
Article by, Min Seo Captain Planet Foundation and FoodCorps crew members took part in Atlanta’s MLK Day of Service by installing a youth garden in Capitol View Community Garden. After harvesting and cleaning carrots and turnips from the last planting season, the team worked with community volunteers to build youth garden beds and plant them … Read more
To Believe or Not To Believe… That is the QuestionPosted: Jan. 9By National Geographic Online – Olivia Ries, One More Generation HI! It’s Olivia from OMG here. Let me start off by wishing everyone a Happy New Year and by saying thanks for relying on Nat Geo and the many guest bloggers for staying abreast … Read more
5 snabba med superhjälten Captain PlanetPosted: November 3By Sapir: Magasin (written in Swedish) Translation:5 quick questions with superhero Captain Planet 1. Who are you, Captain Planet? I am the world’s first eco-hero. I was an idea conceived by Ted Turner and Barbara Pyle, and in 1990, I was first broadcast on Saturday morning cartoons. Ultimately, It was … Read more