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CITIZEN SCIENCE winners presented at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

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SustainUS’s Citizen Science Paper Competition is an entirely volunteer-run, youth-led program that promotes appreciation of environmental issues by challenging fellow youth to actively generate innovative scientific solutions to environmental problems. For eight years SustainUS has provided competition winners the rare opportunity to present their original research and solutions to environmental professional and United Nations representatives … Read more

Help us win A NEW CAR to make an even BIGGER DIFFERENCE!

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WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!  Tell your friends and vote for the Captain Planet Foundation TODAY! https://www.carsforgood.com/app_live/widget.php?org_id=441 Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program will be awarding 100 vehicles to 100 nonprofits over the course of 100 days based on votes from the public. A total of 500 nonprofits were selected from more than 4,000 applications nationwide. We are hoping … Read more

Kennedy Learning Garden

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Healing Harvest created and coordinates the greenhouse, learning garden project as part of the sustainable agriculture program at Kennedy Alternative High School in Cottage Grove, Oregon. This is a well-established site with an outdoor garden area with 3,300 square feet of planting space, as well as over 1,000 square feet of fully equipped professional-quality greenhouse … Read more

Our Youth, Our Environment, Our Planet

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Giving Point and Alpharetta High School join together to teach students about environmental stewardship Grantee: Giving Point– Atlanta, GA Project Title: Our Youth, Our Environment, Our Planet Grant Type: ecoSolution Description: The “Our Youth, Our Environment, Our Planet” project was born from a partnership between GivingPoint and Alpharetta High School in Roswell, GA to address a critical need to … Read more

Gardening on the Go with Earth Care

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Youth in Santa Fe, AZ participate in gardening program and provide mobile toolshed to community Grantee: Earth Care Internation – Santa Fe, NM Project Title: Grapevine Gardening and Mobile Toolshed Grant Type: ecoSolution Under the direction of Earth Care International, The Grapevine Gardening and Mobile Toolshed is a project led by youth in the Youth Allies Program who have … Read more

CAPTAIN PLANET EXEMPLAR AWARD 2011

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In 1966 Sylvia Earle received her Ph.D. from Duke. Her dissertation “Phaeophyta of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico” created a sensation in the oceanographic community. Never before had a marine scientist made such an extensively detailed study of aquatic plant life. Since then she has made a lifelong project of cataloging every species of plant … Read more

Robbin’s Surprise

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Principal Robin Robbins was very surprised when Captain Planet showed up at Burgess-Peterson Academy to present her a check from the Atlanta Families’ Awards for Excellence in Education (AFAEE). This year, the Atlanta Families’ Awards recognizes 10 outstanding teachers and school leaders in the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) system. Each winner is awarded $7,500, which … Read more

CAPTAIN PLANET SUPER HERO FOR EARTH AWARD 2011

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Emmy Award Winner, Television Personality and lifelong champion for the Planet, Jeff Corwin Since his early childhood, Jeff Corwin has worked for the conservation of endangered species and ecosystems around the globe. Presently, Jeff is Executive Producer and Host of Ocean Mysteries which is being broadcasted nationally on ABC. In addition to exploring the state … Read more