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Advancing the Solar Schools Movement: How The Solar Foundation is Supporting Solar Energy in K-12 Schools
By. Roxie Brown, Program Manager, The Solar Foundation The Solar Foundation (TSF) is an independent nonprofit organization, based out of Washington DC, which was founded in 1977. The mission of TSF is to increase understanding of solar energy through strategic...
Schools Save Money with Greener IT: The Energy Star Low Carbon IT Campaign
By Mike Walker, President, AlterAction Inc. Would you leave every light in your school building on when you walked out the door each afternoon? Probably not, but typically this is what happens with computers. They sit idle, drawing power and costing your...
White Roofs for Green Schools
By. Leisha John, Americas Director of Environmental Sustainability for EY As an environmental sustainability professional and a proponent of greening schools, I am inspired by the ingenious and innovative ways in which schools are approaching sustainability. I am...
A Lean Green Sun Harvesting Machine
By. Mark Walker
GSNN Educator’s Toolbox: Events, Resources, Professional Development, and Grants for January
Events Education Summit: How can we build community resilience through education? How can we build community resilience through education? Join other educators and students at an Education Summit focused on this question. The Education Summit is on April 6, 2016, day...
Green Schools Partners are Committed to Assessment for Sustainability Education
Happy New Year! I always look forward to the opportunities a New Year presents and 2016 has me excited for the possibilities that lie ahead. Green Schools National Network (GSNN) is starting down a new path this year in advancing the green schools movement. One of...
Go Green in 2016 with the Green Schools Conference and Expo!
The New Year is right around the corner, which means the Green Schools National Network (GSNN) is gearing up to host its annual Green Schools Conference and Expo (GSCE). Held in Pittsburgh, PA from March 31 –April 1, 2016, the 6th annual conference promises to be the...
Reducing Waste in Schools Pays Dividends for All
The holiday season is a joyous time as we gather with family and friends to exchange gifts and feast on all manner of sweets. Whether we realize it or not, all of the gift wrapping, party planning, and cooking we do comes with a cost: waste. We generate an awful lot...
Standardizing Waste Reduction in California Schools: Two School Districts Share their Journey to Achieve Zero Waste
By. Cyndy Merse, GSNN Content Writer Starting a new school program, such as recycling, comes with many challenges. How should the recyclables be sorted? How will students know which bin to place their items? Who is responsible for emptying the bins and where...
From Recycling to Composting: The Charleston County School District Takes the Next Step on the Path to Zero Waste
By Maggie Dangerfield, Sustainability Coordinator, Charleston County School District The Charleston County School District (CCSD) recycles more than just bottles and cans. It recycles its food waste too. Since 2012, CCSD has been diverting its uneaten food...
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