Green College Degrees
Affordable Colleges Online has a comprehensive guide to environmentally-friendly degrees and careers. The guide was developed in part by Nurit Katz, Sustainability Coordinator at UCLA, and provides an in-depth look at the typical green career path, top-paying green careers, and more.
Check out their latest resources— A Crash Course in Going Green at College; Green Careers and Options; Careers for Clean Water; Green Graduate Degrees
Going Green at School: A Guide to Sustainability in College and in Life has a wealth of information on sustainability, from Accredited Schools Online.
Check out this Complete List of Renewable Energy Degrees Around The World, and the Jobs They Lead To from Axion Power, a Solar energy company.
Greening Forward
Founded by a 2011 International Eco-Hero award winner Charles OrgBon, Greening Forward helps establish, engage, and empower a perse global green movement of people for the protection of the environment.
Global Warming & Climate Change
Weather and Climate Basics — What's the difference between weather and climate? Explore how dynamic forces within the atmosphere change our weather and climate. Learn what causes weather events and climate change at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Recycling
Protecting Our Environment — Educational guide to reducing, reusing, and recycling by the EPA.
Kids Recycle! — Links for kids to school projects about zero waste.
Kids Recycling Guide — Free, interactive resource that teaches students the importance of recycling, while also providing teachers with a printable pdf of the guide, including quizzes, games, and fun facts about recycling.
Recycling Education from CAGLIA
The Ultimate Guide to Recycling in Your Home
Nature & Natural Resources
Explore the World — Explore trending topics of the animal world, videos, games, and an interactive map of the world at National Geographic Kids.
Space Science — Journey beyond Earth with out-of-this-world facts, photos, videos, and games about all things space.
Saving Species Together — Positive stories of collaboration to protect threatened and endangered species. See conservation in action when resource agencies, private landowners, non-profit organizations, and the public come together to help the species in this video series and educational campaign.
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
Environmental Action — Founded at the first Earth Day with a mission to protect the planet and all of us who live on it, Environmental Action stands up to big polluters, takes on the corrupt politicians, and gives everyone in America a chance to be an environmentalist with simple, powerful actions.
Zero Waste Lifestyle — It's time to start caring more about the footprint we leave on our planet and start taking actions that support the environment. Check out this article "Moving Toward a Zero-Waste Lifestyle" which teaches people the best ways to reduce waste at home.
Water Resources
Water Pollution — The water we use today is the same water the dinosaurs used! We can't create new water. Learn what caused water pollution and how we can fix it.
Pollution
Protecting Our Environment Color Book — How to handle motor oil and reduce toxic waste in our environment, from the California EPA.
Air Pollution — Air pollution makes it hard for us to breathe. Learn what causes it, what the major contaminants are and how we can improve our air quality from Kids Ecology Corps.
Endangered & Threatened Animals
Save the Manatee — Manatees and their aquatic ecosystem are endangered. Learn how to protect them and their habitat for future generations.
Blue Feet Foundation — An Eco-Hero-founded non-profit organization that raises money to support research and the protection of the blue-footed booby in the Galapagos Islands. The population of the Blue-footed booby in the Galapagos has fallen by 60% since the 1960s.
Other Award Programs
Brower Youth Awards
The Earth Island Institute established the Brower Youth Awards in 2000 to honor their founder and legendary environmental activist, David R. Brower, and to call forth a new generation of leaders.
Do Something Awards
Do Something Award winners are change-makers age 25 and under who have made a significant impact in their cause space and are showing the world how it’s done.
PRESIDENT'S Environmental Youth Award (PEYA)
PEYA recognizes outstanding environmental projects by K-12 youth. The PEYA program promotes awareness of our nation's natural resources and encourages positive community involvement
Barron Prize for Young Heroes
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes celebrates inspiring, public-spirited young people from diverse backgrounds all across North America.
Westly Foundation Award
The Westly Foundation invests in California's children at risk and work to make better communities by funding earlier stage, innovative organizations in its core funding areas. The Foundation also recognizes the state’s young social entrepreneurs through the Westly Prize for Young Innovators of California with prizes up to $40,000.
