Posts Tagged ‘Environment’

No Clear Solution Reached at Climate Summit

The United Nations Copenhagen (Denmark) Climate Conference ended in December without final agreements to lower emissions of greenhouse gases.



The New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth

This book shows you 50 simple things you can do to protect the earth through recycling, using less energy, and protecting animals and insects.



Make a Classroom Green Team

Check out some ideas for how your classroom and school can run while doing little damage to the environment.



Heavy Storms Flood India and the Philippines

Unusually severe storms in southern India and the Philippines, in September and October caused massive flooding that killed more than 1,200 people.



Fifth Graders Send Message on Natural Gas Drilling

How a fifth grade class from Queens, NY, made a film to educate people about the damage to the environment caused by drilling for natural gas.



World Looks to Climate Meeting to Slow Global Warming

“We are going to have more hurricanes, more forest fires, and if we don’t do anything, the sea levels will actually rise….We have to act now, and we have to act fast.”
– Lauren Thorpe, Greenpeace field organizer



Someday, You Could Be A: National Park Forestry Worker

Jesse works in Yosemite National Park. He started as a back-country ranger, helping lost or injured hikers.



Climate Change Hits Home in Alaska

In Kwigillingok, Alaska, climate change is having a very real effect on the lives of all of the approximately 400 residents of this western Alaska fishing village.



Animal Briefs

Certain fish wear “uniforms” to keep from being eaten, according to a new study published in Current Biology.



Who Is Responsible for Trash?

Earth Day is April 22, a day for environmental awareness and thinking about how we can become more green.