Pres. Obama Issues Green Schools Proclamation
Pres. Obama Issues Green Schools Proclamation; Earth Day Network Calls upon Congress and the Administration to Fund Environmental Education
Earth Day Network applauds President Barack Obama’s decision to issue a Presidential Proclamation for the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day lauding the Department of Education’s new Green Ribbon Schools program. We believe, as does the Administration, that green schools provide a solid educational and environmental foundation for our nation’s schoolchildren.
For more than seven years, Earth Day Network has been a national leader in the burgeoning movement to green America’s schools and played an instrumental role in creating the Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools program. This initiative is not only the first comprehensive green schools program at the federal level, it is a galvanizing force for schools seeking to save money, improve student and staff health, and reduce pollution.
Only a few weeks ago, President Obama’s budget proposal to Congress recommended eliminating nearly $40 million for environmental education programs at the EPA, NOAA and NSF. These proposed cuts – the equivalent to one-fourth of the cost of one F-22 fighter jet – would cripple local and national environmental education programs across the country. Though the Administration also deserves praise for announcing a new federal task force on environmental education at the first ever White House Summit on Environmental Education, these cuts have the potential to seriously hinder support for environmental education and green schools nationwide.
It’s no secret that America’s students deserve the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in today’s competitive world. That’s why we believe that environmental education and green schools are so important, since they play a critical role in advancing America’s competitiveness in an increasingly complex and challenging world.
As a result, Earth Day Network asks YOU to tell the Administration and Congress to FULLY fund environmental education at the federal level.
To learn more about this critical issue, check out PRI’s Living on Earth interview today with our Education Director, Sean S. Miller, which is playing on public radio stations nationwide this weekend.
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We just had a free
We just had a free electronics recycling at our Earth Day Celebration at our building materials thrift store, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity ReStore. We sell donated building materials and home improvement goods to the public. So many pounds of reusable materials are diverted from landfills, as well as the toxic chemicals found in some electronic products. We've been collecting electronics for about one month, and we now have just about enough of those huge boxes filled with with electronics so Village Tech can send out a semi to pick them up.
We're finding that while some retailers accept electronics for free--for example Staples and Office Max accept computers in our area--there is really no place that accepts as many electronics as we are able to do, every day that we are open, and for free.
The electronics are sent to the recycler, Village Tech of Illinois, which repairs those than can be repaired, and takes out the precious metals of electronics that can't be repaired. Finally, Vintage Tech uses the remaining materials to make into new products. And a bonus for our local Habitat--Vintage gives ReStore a small fee for each pound collected--funds which go to Twin Cities Habitat building progrms. www.tchabitat.org/restore/recycling
Currently Vintage Tech is working with Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota to provide this recycling service to all Minnesota ReStores, about 15 outlets.There are over 750 ReStores nationwide.
We are grateful for all the individuals who came out with cars and vans filled with computers, TVs (lots of those big old clunky models), copiers, game consoles, cell phones, etc. And we are thankful to our many volunteers including a crew of young people from Americorps.
Find out if a Habitat for Humanity ReStore in your area has a free electronics collection program and use it!
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