Environmental News
May 2nd, 2013 |
By Fiume
All over the news, from radios to the internet to mobile updates, climate change and its anticipated impacts are all you hear. Though much of the
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Tags: climate change, crop loss, education, Environmental responsibility, farming, Floods, food insecurity, Garissa, global warming, hygiene, kenya, rain, River Tana, sanitation, water, waterborne disease
Apr 16th, 2013 |
By Fiume
Please visit: http://www.earthday.org/2013/about.html to learn how you can contribute to Earth Day 2013! Earth Day flyer made by Volunteer Youth Blogger Brianna Moore.
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Tags: 2013, 4/22, April 22, climate change, conservation, Earth Day, Earth Day 2013, education, go green, GreenLife Saver Recycling Foundation, recycling, Service, sustainability, volunteer
Mar 26th, 2013 |
By Fiume
Oil plays a key role in supporting modern-day life. As examples, it is used in plastics, as a fuel, for heating, and as a fertilizer;
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Tags: Alberta, bitumen, black gold, canada, climate change, consumption, contamination, crude oil, deforestation, dirty energy, ecosystem, education, energy, environment, Environmental responsibility, global warming, greenhouse gases, Keystone XL, mines, mining, oil, oil pipelines, oil refineries, oil sands, pollution, strip mining, tar sands, water, water table, wildlife
Mar 21st, 2013 |
By Fiume
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Mar 21st, 2013 |
By Fiume
(Photo credit: G. Posard) Congratulations to 2012 Eco-Hero Gabrielle Posard, whose organization Donate Don’t Dump has teamed
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Tags: Advocacy, Anti Hunger, Community Service, Community Services Foodbank, environment, Feeding America, Food Banks, Food Rescue, Food Waste, Gabrielle Posard, Hunger, Landfills, Non-profit, North County, PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, San Diego, Service, Surplus Food, Teens, volunteer, WHITE HOUSE
Mar 19th, 2013 |
By Fiume
I came upon an interesting video on YouTube. The capital city of Peru, Lima, has only two inches of rainfall a year which makes people
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Tags: "green", air, atmosphere, billboard, conservation, humidity, Lima, Peru, technology, UTEC, water, youtube
Mar 13th, 2013 |
By Fiume
I had originally arranged a small family beach clean-up as a film shoot for my entry into the 2013 EcoTales film competition, but as my
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Tags: beach, coastline, conservation, documentary film, Environmental responsibility, environmentalism, Lilstock beach, litter, marine life, ocean, plastic, pollution, recycle, rubbish, sea birds, Somerset, wildlife
Mar 5th, 2013 |
By Fiume
From upper left: 1. Abdikadir receiving the African Young Achiever Award from one of the organizers. 2. Abdikadir (centre) with Kenyan Wildlife Service Staff Madam Mary (left) and Madam
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Tags: Africa, African Achievers Awards, African Young Achiever Award, conservation, education, environment, Environmental responsibility, Garissa County, Hilton Hotel, international, kenya, Ufadhili Trust, Volunteer Services Overseas (VSO)
Sep 14th, 2011 |
By avalon
Recently, I have been studying the windmills that make alternative energy. I am learning that even though this is an amazing invention that helps reduce
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Tags: alternative energy, bats, birds, experiment, insects, wind mills, windmills
Jan 20th, 2011 |
By denise

We are now accepting applications for our 2011 International Young Eco-Hero Awards contest!
Application deadline: February 28, 2011
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