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.
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 [...]
It’s not the water the townspeople banned, it’s the selling of it in plastic bottles. In the U.S., most nonbiodegradable plastic bottles are not recycled, despite the billions of them that are subject to deposit laws meant to incent their return so that they can be recycled.
“Creativity, the Cornerstone to Improving the Environment” — Nancy Martini
In Nancy’s Honor, GEN is conducting an ECO ARTS & CRAFTS CONTEST! EVERY PARTICIPANT WINS HONORS! Get the scoop below!
Nancy Martini writes: I am an Art Director and Artist creating with recycled materials for as long as I can remember. Someone always seems to find me [...]
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
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The Problem: Every year U.S. grocery and other retail stores spend $4,000,000,000 ($4 Billion) to put our purchases in over [...]
Green Education Network CEO Gregory Hilbert (left)Â Â was a guest on Dr Pat’s Perf Go Green Hour in July, and will return as a guest with Bob Williamson of Greenhouse Neutral Foundation at a later date. Dr Pat’s programs are broadcast, syndicated and heard on-line by tens of millions. CLICK HERE TO HEAR GREG ON THE [...]
Dave Marcou, a LaCrosse Wisconsin highschool classmate of GEN CEO Gregory Hilbert, is among other things an author, editor and writer whose byline appears on many books and articles. Because he’d not been in touch since 2004, this anecdote was among the things he wrote Greg to bring him up to date on his activities:
“In 2005, first by dumb-luck [...]
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The Global Greenhouse Gas meter on Green Education Network shows the total amount of greenhouse gases  in planet earth’s atmosphere in metric tons, now over 3.64 trillion, and increasing at a rate of 2 billion per month.
The number is based on measurements developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and includes all the long-lasting greenhouse [...]
The DOE Energy Information Agency’s Energy Kids Page is actually many outstanding pages of energy facts, history, fun and games, quizzes, puzzles, and classroom activities, complete with glossary and a downloadable PDF Teacher’s Guide with cross-curricular lesson plans for integration of Math, Language Arts, and Performing Arts. Because the foregoing go to the heart of [...]
 Click on the links below to view these outstanding one-hour National Geographic ecology and wildlife documentaries FREE on you-tube
Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest
Penguins: Emperors of the Ice
In Search of the Jaguar
Africa: Wilds of Madagascar
Last Stand of the Great Bear
A Man Among Bears
India: Land of the Tiger
Looking for DVDs About Wildlife, Nature, Ecology, Global Warming, [...]
Even as Congress belatedly tackles legislation that would cut U.S. carbon emissions and international negotiators have bickered over a global climate deal in Bonn, a new report by several federal agencies underscores the truths that too often risk getting lost in politics: global warming is real, it’s happening now and if we don’t act soon, [...]
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Green Education Network stands with Bob Williamson and the Greenhouse Neutral Foundation in Support of the Goal of this Petition: banning store use of NONBIODEGRADABLE plastic shopping bags. At the same time, GEN urges the use of Perf Go Green BIODEGRADABLE Bags for kitchen, office and school Waste and Trash disposal. Click here to buy a box of the kitchen size in [...]
You’ll find a wide variety of animal life in or around fresh water ecosystems…aquatic birds… amphiphians..mammals and of course, a wide variety of fish. And the water cycle is very important to fresh water ecosystems.
Click below to go to the website hosted by the Missouri Botanical Garden to learn more about each of the [...]
Grasslands are found on every continent except Antarctica. Click here to learn about them and their plants and wildlife at a great website hosted by the Missouri Botanical Garden
(At right) The Konza tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of northeastern Kansas.
Photo Credit  Wikipedia,  Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, [...]
The Temperate Deciduous Forest biome has four seasons of winter, spring, summer, and fall. Animals and plants have special adaptations to cope with these yearly changes. Click here to Learn All About It at a great website hosted by the Missouri Botanical Garden
Photo Credit Wikipedia  Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin St, [...]
The tundra biome is at the top of the world — around the North Pole! Below a thin layer of tundra soil is its permafrost, a permanently frozen layer of ground. During the brief summers, the top section of the soil may thaw just long enough to allow plants and microorganisms to grow and reproduce. [...]
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 [...]
MeetTheGreens.org is a new kids’ guide to looking after the planet. Kids can watch The GREENS’ cartoon adventures and discover related green games, news, downloads, a blog, action tips, links, and much more. This innovative, Web-only project comes from WGBH in Boston, the producer of shows like ZOOM, ARTHUR, Frontline & NOVA. Click Here to [...]
10 VIDEOS for K-8 Environmental Education
A One Planet Life, a short environmental video suitable for all audiences.
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Sam Suds & the Case of PVC: The Poison Plastic – a short video about PVCs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpmE_b90XTU&feature=user
Grocery Store Wars (a short video about genetically-modified vs. organic foods)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVrIyEu6h_E
The Meatrix (a short video about factory farming/confined feedlot operations)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEkc70ztOrc
Mr. W (a short video [...]
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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.Â
FEMA for Kids http://www.fema.gov/kids/
The Federal [...]
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More from EPA on Green Education Network
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“Many bird populations are declining worldwide, with 1,221 species listed as threatened by Birdlife International and the IUCN in 2007.The most commonly cited human threat to birds is habitat loss. Other threats include overhunting, accidental mortality due to structural collisions or long-line fishing bycatch, pollution (including oil spills and pesticide use), competition and predation from [...]
Green Education Network highly recommends the Great Lakes Information Network website for information and resources specific to Great Lakes Environment, Ecology, and Sustainable Development. Click here to open GLIN in a new window!
The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes [...]
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Reducing Solid Waste
Help solve a growing problem…garbage!
The EPA pie chart above shows the composition of trash in U.S. landfills as of 2007. Individual consumers can help alleviate America’s mounting trash problem by making environmentally aware decisions about everyday things like shopping and lawn care.
Source Reduction: A Basic Solution Simply put, source reduction is [...]
At right is a famous picture of the real planet we live on, Earth. Do you see the clouds? A NASA astronaut took the picture from space. At left is a globe. A globe is a small model of earth. It shows countries in different colors. Do you have a globe in your classroom or school [...]
Why is the Sky Blue?
It is easy to see that the sky is blue. Have you ever wondered why? A lot of other smart people have, too. And it took a long time to figure it out!
The light from the Sun looks white. But it is really made up of all the colors of [...]
Click Here to Play the Wild Weather Adventure game at the NASA website. Your weather research blimp will explore Earth and its weather. With luck, skill, and strategy, you will race other weather research blimps to be first to travel all the way around the world and win the game. You can play with your [...]
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Rain is liquid precipitation. On Earth, it is the condensation of atmospheric water vapor into drops heavy enough to fall, often making it to the surface. Rain is the primary source of fresh water for most areas of the world, providing suitable conditions for diverse ecosystems, as well as water for hydroelectric power plants and [...]
DAISY’S MAGIC GARDEN
An Original Story for Our Times, by Green Education Network Publisher Forrest Stone
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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 [...]
Solar energy is the radiant light and heat from the Sun that has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar radiation along with secondary solar resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass account for most of the available renewable energy on Earth. Only a minuscule [...]
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