Tag: green schools
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Vertical gardens growing tall in crowded, urban schools
Feature image: As volunteers and teachers around the world gear up for Green Apple Day of Service 2014 next September, Riyaz Gayasaddin and Mike Rennard are working with students in Baltimore City Public Schools to research, plan, plant, h…
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Chevrolet funds campuses to “do more good”
Published on: 12 Feb 2014 Feature image: Colleges and universities can now use support from Chevrolet to enhance the energy performance of individual or multiple buildings on a campus as they strive toward delivering superior L…
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Start small with big New Year’s goals
Feature image: At the start of each year, millions of us resolve to make renewed commitments to healthy living, time with family, philanthropy, financial responsibility and countless other things that better ourselves and our communities. …
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2013 Center for Green Schools President’s Award: Mary Spilde, Lane Community College
Feature image: At the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Philadelphia in November 2013, USGBC recognized those who’ve shown outstanding dedication to the movement to green our built environment through the annual Leadership A…
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My green schools New Year’s resolution
Feature image: I’ve always been resistant to making New Year’s resolutions. I’m not really sure why. Maybe it seems cliché; maybe I’m annoyed that my yoga classes are now swamped with people who have made…