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.

Biodegradable Plastic Bottles from ENSO Bottles Awarded GEN Seal of Approval

 
Less than 15% of recyclable plastic bottles are recycled. ENSO Bottles help solve the problem.
 
 

Click here for the educational info page on the ENSO website.
ENSO Bottles LLC has been awarded the Green Education Network Seal of Approval because its product makes a needed contribution to the problem of non-recycled plastic, and ENSO has demonstrated a [...]

Dig It! Hands-On Environmental Science: Biodegradable Plastic

Environmental Science Lesson  & Experiment Activity
Click Here to Download PDF of Lesson Plan and Experiment Activity for Grades 5-8. Click here to Download PDF Version for High School and College

DIG IT! You’re Environmental  Scientists! Here’s Your Project

 
The Problem: Every year U.S. grocery and other retail stores spend $4,000,000,000 ($4 Billion) to put our purchases in over [...]

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

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Simply Audiobooks Store in GEN Green eMall

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 GEN Highly Recommends These Titles in Non-Fiction, Environment and Science-Tech
Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit, Al Gore, 5 hrs  First published in 1992, it helped place the environment on the national agenda; now, as environmental issues move front-and-center [...]

List of Environmental Groups Serving K-12

Green Education Network Serves K-12 but is technically not an “Environmental Group”!  GEN supports all these organizations!
Environmental groups and resources serving K–12 schools
This article includes information about environmental groups and resources (such as those provided by government, its agencies, and existing or proposed legislation) that serve K–12 schools in the United States and internationally.
Specific organized [...]

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 [...]

PBS DVD Store in Green eMall

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All These Titles and More Are in the PBS Store Planet Earth BioTech Fears Living Planet Ocean Wonders
Planet Earth, Living Earth, Oceans, Biotech, Global Warming and other Nature, Science, Wildlife and Environment DVDs are the featured in GEN’s Green eMall. Click below to see the entire PBS selection of DVDs, VHS Videotapes, [...]

BIODEGRADABLE Plastic Bags from Perf Go Green Awarded GEN Seal of Approval

 
The Problem: Americans alone dispose of 360 BILLION plastic bags yearly. EPA estimates it takes 100 to 400 years for them to break down.  In the meantime, trillions pollute and litter landfills, water supplies, oceans and landscapes.
The Solution Started Here: Perf Go Green’s patented BIODEGRADABLE products –including trash bags –incorporate recycled plastics that begin to [...]

Global Warming: Crutzen’s Quick Fix and Warning Against Biofuels

Global Warming: Nobel Prize Winner Paul Crutzen
 
Steve Connor, Science Editor of the Independent, wrote:
Professor Paul Crutzen, who won a Nobel Prize in 1995 for his work on the hole in the ozone layer, believes that political attempts to limit man-made greenhouse gases are so pitiful that a radical contingency plan is needed.
In a polemical [...]

Sustainable Development Defined

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