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.
Catastrophic November:Â
All Incumbents Voted Out
by Green Education Network Chairman and CEO Gregory Hilbert
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I hope to God I am able to open the eyes of the many good people on Care2 and elsewhere who are calling for a WHOLESALE house-cleaning of Congress in the November 2010 elections, most especially those heaping criticism on Obama. The consequence of [...]
Green Education Network Chairman & CEO Gregory Hilbert announced today that GEN has joined a Care2 call for a 2010 MARCH ON WASHINGTON DC (and capitols in all 50 states), to demand restoration of government of, by and for the people.
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.
Green Education Network January 2010 update of 2009 Earth Matters radio setback by CEO Gregory Hilbert: HERE WE ARE, THANKS TO YOU AND YOU AND YOU AND OTHERS LIKE YOU!
Green Education Network urges you to view the  two-minute video about 350.org right here on GEN, and key information from the 350.org website. NOTE: Current carbon level is 390!
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Dear World,
This is an invitation to help build a movement–to take one day and use it to stop the climate crisis. On October 24, we will stand together [...]
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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 here for PDF of 14-page Pew Charitable Trusts on Climate Change
From the Pew Charitable Trusts website (click here to visit):Â
“Achieving the large-scale reductions in emissions needed to address climate change will require a major shift in the way the world produces and uses energy. Yet it can be done. While this change will not be [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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Diagram of the carbon cycle. The black numbers indicate how much carbon is stored in various reservoirs, in billions of tons (”GtC” stands for GigaTons of Carbon and figures are circa 2004). The purple numbers indicate how much carbon moves between reservoirs each year. The sediments, as defined in this diagram, do not include the [...]
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 [...]
Peak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. The concept is based on the observed production rates of individual oil wells, and the combined production rate of a field of related oil wells. The aggregate production rate [...]
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Lexus retained Scholastic to develop and conduct its Lexus Eco Challenge Program. GEN has a [...]
List of Renewable Energy Organizations
This is a list of notable renewable energy organizations:
Renewable energy – American Council on Renewable Energy
Renewable energy – Apollo Alliance
Renewable energy – ASADES Argentine Association of Renewable Energy and Environment [1]
Renewable energy – Danish Organisation for Renewable Energy (OVE)
Renewable energy – Energy-Quest
Renewable energy – Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Renewable energy – [...]
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 [...]
Click the link above for a news reporter’s interview with Al Gore about his Global Warming message, and the geo-socio-political and economic hurdles that must be overcome, including the fact that there are still those who do not think global warming is a dire crisis, and a few who do not think it is caused by human activity. 6 [...]
Carbon-neutral living is about reducing one’s carbon footprint, which means using less energy derived from fossil or carbon-based fuels, chiefly oil (and gasoline derived from oil), coal, wood, and gas. Additionally, there are things you can do to offset your use of carbon-based energy sources (ie your carbon footprint). For more, and an online tool you [...]
10-minute version of Al Gore’s televised global warming presentation
Click the link above to see the “trailer” (promotional preview using out-takes) to the Academy Award winning documentary movie “An Inconvenient Truth”. The book and the movie can be purchased in the GEN Green eMall bookstore.Â
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Enter “Al Gore Video” in GEN Search Box for more free Al Gore videos
development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
ACID RAIN WHERE YOU LIVE combines EPA information with Green Education Network Cross-curricular Lesson Plans for the integration of environmental education with Math, Earth and Life Science, Geography, Chemistry, Reading and Home Economics. Includes animations showing trends in control of air and water pollutants from sources that cause acid rain and contribute to global warming. Students discover what those trends are where they live.
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