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Wake Tech Wins Raleigh Environmental Award – Carolina Newswire
RALEIGH, N.C. – Wake Technical Community College is honored to be a recipient of the 2009 City of Raleigh Green Design Award. The award was given by the City of Raleigh in recognition of individuals and organizations who have demonstrated green …
Going Green the Way of the Future? – The Epoch Times
While some small “green” businesses have been around for decades, it was only about 15 years ago that a number of companies began greening their business practices in order to meet a strong consumer desire for businesses that operate in an …
Goodness gracious Green Group – Independent Record
It was two years ago that Maddy Schmidt, then a freshman, sat in study hall at Helena High School with teacher Jill VanAlstyne discussing ways they could encourage their community to care about the earth. With the support of HHS special education …
Kids go to source to learn about Colorado – Austin American-Statesman
To illustrate for a group of rapt fifth-graders how vulnerable the Colorado River is to contamination, William Atkinson sprinkled coffee grounds next to a toy bulldozer on a diorama representing suburban development. Atkinson, 23, a volunteer with …
A wave of interest in green living, community agriculture has area … – Boston Globe
Liana Ghiron of Newton, Hazel Edwards of Acton, and Tori Gitten of Wayland could have spent their spring school vacations at the mall. Instead, they worked six-hour days at Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln, tending baby goats, mucking out …
DNREC announces 2009 Kids for Conservation Poster Contest – Middletown Transcript
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control invites Delaware students in grades kindergarten through 12th to submit entries combining their artistic talent with their thoughts on conservation in the 2009 Kids for …
Teachers: Embark on an Ecosystems Expedition, Full Scholarships Available Now
Honeywell and the New Jersey Audubon Society Partner to Inspire Educators, Providing Hands-On Lessons Through Exploration in the Hackensack Watershed Honeywell and the New Jersey Audubon Society announced today that scholarships are available for the second annual Honeywell Institute for Ecosystems Education for Hudson and Bergen County middle and …
Baton Rouge Zoo has jaguar, cheetah, new tiger exhibit
What’s new at the Zoo? Focus on global awareness, animals and geography By CYNTHIA V. CAMPBELL Travel editor Published: Apr 26, 2009 Crossing the wooden bridge at the zoo entrance, we watched moms, cameras dangling from their necks, pushing strollers.
Orange area coming events
R.A.D. CLASS Orange County Sheriff’s Office will offer Rape Aggression Defense classes, a combination of education and defensive techniques, for women ages 16 and older Thursdays, April 30 and May 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Locust Grove Middle School gym.