Monthly Archives: June 2011
Green Thumb Challenge: Explore Sustainability in Your Garden
by Sam Zastrow, Education and Outreach Market ManagerThe Green Education Foundation and its Green Thumb Challenge provides resources to utilize gardens for sustainability education. If you are looking for educational tools that can be used in your own backyard the Green Education Foundation provides the resources to get kids … Read More
Posted on June 29th, 2011
PepsiCo’s Dream Machine Sponsors Free Green Can Program In Chicago to Increase Public Access to Recycling Bins by 125%
by Sam Zastrow, Education and Outreach Market ManagerPepsiCo’s Dream Machine recycling initiative increases public access to recycling bins and utilizes outreach to increase recycling rates. The Dream Machine recycling initiative is sponsoring the Free Green Can program in Chicago, which will provide support to the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans … Read More
Posted on June 24th, 2011
Does Your Company Have a “Plan A”?
by Sam Zastrow, Education and Outreach Market ManagerMarks & Spencer, one of the UK’s leading retailers, has developed “Plan A” because Marks & Spencer feels there is no “Plan B” when it comes to the environment. “Plan A” is one of the world’s most high profile corporate sustainability programs … Read More
Posted on June 22nd, 2011
Sustainability Philosophy: Method Cradle to Cradle Philosophy
by Sam Zastrow, Education and Outreach Market ManagerAs businesses place sustainability at the core of their strategy and identity, companies have begun to create sustainability statements and philosophies as the focal point for business development. Method, creators of home and personal care products, believes that green products should come … Read More
Posted on June 17th, 2011
Green Schools Initiative Success Story
by Sam Zastrow, Education and Outreach Market ManagerThe biggest lesson learned at Head Royce, a K-12 school in Oakland, California, “when people have a personal connection to something, they are much more invested in seeing it happen.” Administrator Paul Chapman admits that recycling was happening in a half-hearted way … Read More
Posted on June 15th, 2011
Who are your “Green Neighbors”?
by Sam Zastrow, Education and Outreach Market ManagerCompanies are working to become your “green neighbor” through environmental awareness, sustainable practices and community involvement. DTE Energy, in Detroit, MI, has established a Green Team and has partnered with local outreach programs to allow employees, retirees, family members and friends to … Read More
Posted on June 10th, 2011
Have You Used the Award Winning EPA National Library Network?
by Sam Zastrow, Outreach and Education Market ManagerThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Library Network was recognized as the 2010 Federal Library/Information Center of the Year.* The goal of the EPA Library Services is to support decision-making, environmental awareness, and protection of human health and the environment.
As a point … Read More
Posted on June 8th, 2011
How to Conserve Water While Growing a Healthy Lawn
by Sam Zastrow, Education and Outreach Market ManagerStruggling to find a balance between the desire to have a green lawn and conserve water? The answer lies in efficient watering practices, which allow homeowners to conserve water, grow a healthy lawn and reduce lawn maintenance costs. Generally, the amount of … Read More
Posted on June 3rd, 2011
Exploring ‘Home’ In the Context of Nature
by Sam Zastrow, Education and Outreach Market ManagerThe Bell Museum of Natural History features Sustainable Shelter: Dwelling Within the Forces of Nature. This educational exhibit examines the role of shelters in the animal kingdom within the ecosystem’s natural cycles, while demonstrating the impact and consumption of human shelters. This … Read More
Posted on June 1st, 2011
