Dirt The Movie Wins GEN Seal of Approval

Green Education Network is pleased to award its Seal of Approval to Dirt The Movie and Common Ground Media. Producers Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow have succeeded in creating an uplifting movie that inspires love of earth’s life-sustaining dirt among viewers of every age, but gently educates as to what man has done to destroy it and must do to preserve and nourish it. We applaud the feat, and Jamie Lee Curtis for frosting the cake with her genuine narration. — Gregory Hilbert, Chairman, Green Education Network

Ethanol: Food Versus Fuel Debate

Green Education Network is persuaded by the work of Dave Blume and the non-profit I.I.E.A. that ethanol produced by sustainable perma-culture has the potential to have a greater and more favorable environmental and economic impact than ANY alternative-energy technology at hand or on the immediate horizon.

Copenhagen Failing or Failed, PLEASE Sign Petition for Posterity Regardless!

Green Education Network Chairman and CEO Gregory Hilbert begs all to sign worldwide AVAAZ.org petition even long after the Copenhagen failure he predicts, to tell posterity we were not among those now forsaking the untold millions who will suffer horrors in consequence of that failure.

Let’s Replant the Rainforests! GEN will donate!

We Can Turn the Tide on Global Deforestation! (K-6 click here to learn about rainforests) (Gr 7 thru Adult click here for comprehensive Deforestation info below Petition)
Let’s Replant the Rainforests! Green Education Network will Help You Support People Working On It Right Now!
About REPLANTING THE RAINFORESTS: This is a grass roots campaign that is designed to empower [...]

World Population 6.7 Billion and Rising Fast

As of June 22, 2009, U.S. population was 306,731,155. World population was 6,788,199,388, increasing by 2.3 every second.
Overpopulation is a condition where an organism’s numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. In common parlance, the term usually refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment, the Earth.[1]
Overpopulation does not depend only [...]

K-6: Rainforest Biome, Gr7-Adult: Replant the Rainforests

Middle School, High School, College, All Adults… We Can Turn the Tide on Global Deforestation. See Let’s Replant the Rainforests below this info for K-6
K-6: Did you know there are two types of Rainforest — the temperate and the tropical? Tropical rainforests are found close to the equator. Temperate rainforests are found along coasts in the [...]

Community Gardening! ACGA Conference Aug6-9 Columbus OH

American Community Gardening Association Celebrates 30 years of Growing Healthy, Sustainable Cities
ACGA celebrates its 30th anniversary August 6-9, 2009, with its Annual Membership Conference at the organization’s national headquarters in the Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio.
 
This exciting conference brings together hundreds of individuals from
across the United States, Canada, and abroad, who are engaged in all
aspects [...]

K-8 Environmental Education Fun: Over 200 Site Links on One Page!

Click the Website Address To Visit!  

Eco Kids Online  http://www.ecokids.ca
Discover cool things about science and nature, wildlife, environmental issues and more through games and activities.
Environmental Education for Kids! (EEK!)http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/eek/
Lots of information and ideas about the earth, animals, and other neat stuff including what kinds of jobs are available for people interested in the environment. 
FEMA for Kids  http://www.fema.gov/kids/
The Federal [...]

Community Gardens: Help from ACGA and GEN

Community Gardens are a great idea and increasingly popular for many good reasons! Growing your own food locally conserves energy compared to buying food shipped thousands of miles to stores and thus requiring the burning of a lot of petroleum. So, community gardens are good for Mother Earth. That’s good for you too, but there are many more reasons: It’s [...]

Biotechnology

Biotechnology is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines biotechnology as:[1]
Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use.
Biotechnology is often used to refer to genetic engineering technology of [...]

GR 6-8 EPA Student Center: Ecosystems

Ecosystems
Careful preservation and protection and management of our natural resources will help sustain our environment for future generations. On this page and many others on Green Education Network, you can learn the principles of energy, soil, and water conservation. You can also learn ways to prevent pollution and practice environmental stewardship.
Click Here for Adopt Your [...]

Reading: Daisy’s Magic Garden, an Original Story for Our Times

DAISY’S MAGIC GARDEN
An Original Story for Our Times, by Green Education Network Publisher Forrest Stone
 
 
 
Once upon a time there was a farmer. On the farm were cows, chickens, and sheep. These animals gave milk, eggs, and wool. The farmer also grew corn, beans, peas, and other crops. “It is hard work to take care [...]

Agriculture: Overview, History, Biotech, Biofuel, Oil, Sustainability

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the husbandry of domesticated animals and plants (i.e. crops) creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more densely populated and stratified societies. At right: Rice farming. The study [...]

Green eMall: Park’s Seed & Nursery

Click Here to Visit the Park’s Seed and Nursery Store

Below are all the Departments You Can Shop!
Annual Plants     Annual Seeds  Butterfly Attractors   Bulbs     Collections    Container Plants    Easy-Care Flowers    Fruits  Ground Covers    Herbs    Houseplants  Hummingbird Attractors  Organic Gardening    Perennial Plants    Perennial Seeds    Plants  Roses    Seeds    Seed-Starting    Supplies & Tools    Trees & Shrubs    Vegetables    Vines & Climbers
 
You get Park’s Famous Organic Quality [...]

Environmental Organizations Lists

Private Organizations (Environmental NGOs)
These organizations are involved in lobbying, advocacy, or conservation efforts:
International

African Wild Dog Conservancy
Aga Khan Trust for Culture
American Indoor Air Quality Council
Antinea Foundation
ATWA (ATWA International)
Bellona Foundation
Biofuelwatch
Biosphere Expeditions
BirdLife International
Center for International Environmental Law
Coal River Mountain Watch
Conservation Foundation
Conservation International
Conservation Law Foundation
Earth Charter Initiative
Earth First!
Earth Island Institute
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Earth Liberation Prisoner Support Network (ELPSN)
Earth Policy [...]

Sustainable Development: Intro to Scope and Issues

 
Sustainable Development: Introduction to Scope and Issues
Economic Sustainability
Agenda 21 clearly identified information, integration, and participation as key building blocks to help countries achieve development that recognises these interdependent pillars. It emphasises that in sustainable development everyone is a user and provider of information. It stresses the need to change from old sector-centred ways of doing [...]

Sustainable Development Defined

development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”