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Looking for an article on energy efficiency?  Need a resource for recycling?  This page contains links to articles, resources, and documents that can help your students with a research project, provide background information for a classroom activity, or create conversations around issues with many viewpoints.  KACEE, the Kansas Green Schools Program, and the other program sponsors do not necessarily endorse or approve the views contained in these links; they are provided for information and discussion purposes only. 

Air Quality

Company Explains New Wind Turbine Warning Lights Technology, Casper Star-Tribune, 15 July 2010

Wind Power on a Smaller Scale Carries Potential, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2010

Wichita Area's Air May Soon Violate EPA Standards, Wichita Eagle, 22 April 2010

National Idle-Reduction Campaign, Clean School Bus USA, U.S. EPA website

Anti-Idling Policies and Children's Health:  How to Protect Students from Diesel Exhaust, Clean Air Council

Alternative Energy

De Soto School Adds Solar, Wind Power, Lawrence Journal-World, 12 May 2010

Wind Energy Sector Adds Kansas Jobs, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2010

A Bounteous Source of Power may Lie Right Beneath our Feet, Washington Post, 27 April 2010

Cape Cod Project is Crucial Step for U.S. Wind Industry, New York Times, 26 April 2010

Five Myths about Green Energy, Washington Post, 25 April 2010

Solar Power Heats Up as Costs Drop, Electric Rates Rise, Kansas City Star, 25 April 2010

Kansas Slips a Notch in State Rankings of Wind Energy Production, Kansas City Star, 14 April 2010

An Electric Boost for Bicyclists, New York Times, 1 February 2010

The Deadly Silence of the Electric Car, The Washington Post, 23 September 2009

Interest in Algae's Oil Prospects is Growing, Los Angeles Times, 17 September 2009

Energy Efficiency

How to Green Your Parents, New York Times, 21 April 2010

Plugged-in Age Feeds a Hunger for Electricity, New York Times, 20 September 2009

California may Pull Plug on Big TVs that Guzzle Energy, Los Angeles Times, 18 September 2009

Getting Kids Outside

Children and Nature Network, Nationwide

Kansans for Children in Nature, Statewide

No Child Left Inside, Nationwide

Outside for a Better Inside, Lawrence, KS

Green Jobs and Careers

2009 Kansas Green Jobs Report, Kansas Department of Labor, May 2010

Healthy School Environments

Environmental Certification Becoming Increasingly Crowded and Contested Field, Washington Post, 3 May 2010

Fight Grows Over Labels on Household Cleaners, New York Times, 17 September 2009

Outdoor Classrooms/Wildlife Habitat Sites

An Outdoor Classroom, Wichita Eagle, 30 May 2010

Outdoor Wildlife Learning Sites website:  Grants and how-tos from the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks

School Gardens/School Nutrition

USDA People's Gardens website, June 2010

Chefs Move to Schools:A Nutritious Program Kids can Sink Their Teeth Into, Washington Post, 4 June 2010

National Farm-to-School Network Introductory Video, May 2010

Growing Vegetables Upside Down, New York Times, 19 May 2010

Lessons in Lunch:  Elementary Students Learn Ingredients Come from Places besides Grocery Store, Lawrence Journal-World, 19 May 2010

10 Ways to Make Gardening More Fun, Disney Family Fun Magazine

The Rise of Company Gardens, New York Times, 11 May 2010

Agriculture Department Seeds the Way for "People's Gardens," New York Times, 13 April 2010

Congress Looking at School Food Standards, Kansas Health Institute, 7 April 2010

Getting Started:  A Guide for Creating School Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms, free downloadable 51-page book from the Center for Ecoliteracy

Tastes Like Home:  Lolo Company Helps Students Bite into Food Grown Locally, Missoulian, 15 September 2009

www.schoolgardenwizard.org

www.kidsgardening.com (register your school garden here!)

Waste Management/Recycling

Recycling Center Sees Major Growth Over First Five Years, Wichita Eagle, 21 June 2010

Ready to Ship in Hawaii:  20,000 Tons of Garbage, New York Times, 23 May 2010

Amount of Trash Tossed in Sedgwick County Landfills is Down 11 Percent, Wichita Eagle, 29 April 2010

Power from Trash. . ., New York Times, 28 April 2010

. . . And Sewage, Too, New York Times, 28 April 2010

A Program to Certify Electronic Waste Recycling Rivals an Industry-U.S. Plan, New York Times, 14 April 2010

Europe Finds Clean Energy in Trash, but U.S. Lags, New York Times, 12 April 2010

In Cheyenne, Glass Pile Shows Recycling Challenges, SeattlePI.com, 27 September 2009

Smuggling Europe's Waste to Poorer Countries, New York Times, 26 September 2009

Following Trash and Recyclables on Their Journey, New York Times, 17 September 2009