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

SHOCKWAVE! Permaculture Ethanol: THE Sustainable and Right-Now Bio-Fuel Solution

“Ethanol produced by sustainable permaculture can have a greater and more favorable environmental and economic impact than ANY alternative-energy technology at hand or on the immediate horizon.” –Gregory Hilbert, Co-Founder Sustainability Education Network, Chairman GEN

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.

GEN’s Gregory Hilbert Condemns EDF Praise of Walmart

Walmart’s ruse does next to nothing to reverse our course to catastrophe! GEN condemns EDF’s shamefully-distorting praise of it, and the elitist lifestyle EDF’s self-serving executives are living in consequence of such outrageous behavior!

URGENT: Whaling, Dolphin Slaughter, Carbon Credits

URGENT: Whaling, Dolphin Slaughter, Carbon Credits, Boycott Corporate Greed. Green Education Network CEO Gregory Hilbert posts 4 appeals in one article as environmentalists fight onslaught of unsustainability at every turn

Sustainability? Join Boycott of Corporate Greed!

Sustainability? There is none! I’m as mad as hell, the only thing we’re sustaining is the wealth of the greedy corporate elite, and I’m not going to trust government or anyone else but THE PEOPLE to do something about it! — Green Education Network CEO Gregory Hilbert

Americans Pay Billions in Taxes for Unwanted Corporate Junk Mail!

Taxpayers pay billions in USPS junk mail subsidies to the same banks and other corporations that plunder us, billions to haul their unwanted junk away, and billions for the landfills where most of it gets dumped. The same greed-driven megabanks that taxpayers bailed out in 2009 pay only 19 cents to bombard Americans with low-interest CREDIT CARD offers that later sky-rocket to rates of 22% and higher, while citizens pay $0.44 to mail their payment to the same bank.

Global Catastrophe 2010: Tea Party Conservative Republicans Help Corporate Elite Conquer USA

“If conservative Tea Party Republicans sweep the U.S. fall elections, the conquest of America by corporate greed will be complete. By mid-century the world will be purged of billions of human beings our planet will no longer have the resources to sustain.”

November 2010 Catastrophe: All Incumbents Voted Out

Catastrophic November: 
All Incumbents Voted Out
by Green Education Network Chairman and CEO Gregory Hilbert
 
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 [...]

March On Washington 2010

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.

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.

Petition to Stop Paying for Corporate Greed, Stop Unwanted Junk Mail that Trashes Trees, Forests, Landfills, Mailboxes & Taxes

Stop Unwanted Junk Mail and the Trashing of Trees, Mailboxes, Landfills & Taxes!
 
There’s a Popular “Do Not Call” Law Against Unwanted Telemarketing Calls. Sign Our Petition Demanding One  for Unwanted Junk Mail!
89% of Americans Want It. Championed by Greenhouse Neutral Foundation, Green Education Network and Others are Collaborating to Get It Done.
CLICK HERE [...]

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 [...]

Sustainability in San Fran: Permaculture Video

 
The video and information below is from the San Francisco Permaculture Guild. CLICK HERE to visit the Guild’s site.Permaculture is about designing ecological human habitats and production systems. It is a land use and community building system which strives for the harmonious integration of human dwellings, microclimate, annual and perennial plants, animals, soils, and water [...]

Video: Australian Town Bans Bottled Water

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.

Listen Up! Earth Matters Talk Radio

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!

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 [...]

Vegware Awarded GEN Seal of Approval for Sustainable Disposables

Vegware is a global leader in eco friendly food packaging and catering disposables. All of its products are made from annually-renewable or recycled materials, and all are biodegradable and/or compostable.
 
Green Education Network has awarded it Seal of Approval to Vegware U.S., for its nation-wide introduction of an entire series of solutions to a widespread environmental [...]

Video: Ideas of and for Sustainability

In this 7-minute video the people of Bellingen in New South Wales Australia, comment about the meaning of “Sustainability”, share ideas and show off such projects as a composting toilet, community garden, and making biofuel from used vegetable oil.

GEN Supports 350.org, Pls Put Oct 24 on YOUR Calendar, Help Cap Carbon Emissions at 350ppm

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!
 

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 [...]

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 [...]

New US Climate Change Report: Bad to Worse

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, [...]

Home, the Whole Movie, Free thru GEN

Click Here to See the Entire Movie HOME, free! HOME, by Yann Arthus Bertrand has been made available for free viewing for a limited time. After that time only the trailer will be free.
HOME is an ode to the planet’s beauty and its delicate harmony. Through the landscapes of 54 countries captured from above, Yann Arthus-Bertrand takes us on [...]

Conservation International Websites

Conservation International:  “We believe that the Earth’s natural heritage must be maintained if future generations are to thrive spiritually, culturally, and economically. Our mission is to conserve the Earth’s living heritage – our global biodiversity – and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature.”  Click Here to Visit the Conservation [...]

GEN to All Educators, Highschool and College Students: Read This, Please!

Our friends at Ethical Expeditions (click here to visit) alerted us to this commencement address of Paul Hawken at the University of Portland on May 3, 2009. We urge you to click on the following link to read it: http://api.ning.com/files/LEHjgEOx2*2RVIhRQc0YK62kBqwNqfb2koThfs4y9j6xkL6UYW24vD7czs4-rH65EhnVBJ4A2D6dVggCV6NNPERRfbox2axD/UofP_Commencement_05.03.09.pdf

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 [...]

Greenhouse Neutral Foundation & Bob Williamson

Greenhouse Neutral Foundation is chartered in Australia, but thanks to Bob Williamson is no stranger to environmental leaders in the U.S. and other countries. Green Education Network is grateful to have Bob Williamson as an Honorary Advisor, and sees him as a source of inspiration for leaders of today and tomorrow.
 
Bob Williamson (at center in photo [...]

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 [...]

Kudos to CT Environmental Headlines and Kudos to Highland Park Market

What CT Environmental Headlines and Highland Park Market have in common is that both are sponsors of a local-community initiative GEN is leading, both serve larger areas, and both have gone the extra mile to do the right thing for the people they serve and our planet. 
CT Environmental Headlines  is published online by Chris Zurcher (click here [...]