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Getting Started for Students

Welcome to the Green Schools Alliance portal for Cisco’s One Million Acts of Green program!
To get started, here are a few quick tips to help you navigate the site.

Getting Started for Educators

Welcome to the Green Schools Alliance portal for Cisco’s One Million Acts of Green program!
To get started, here are a few quick tips to help you navigate the site.

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Getting Started for Parents

Welcome to the Green Schools Alliance portal for Cisco’s One Million Acts of Green program!
To get started, here are a few quick tips to help you navigate the site.

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	Jenn W. Use Cool Evening Outside Air to Cool your House	100 KG
	Jenn W. Use Non Toxic Cleaning Products At Home	1 KG
	Nathan Daniel Telecommute	750 KG
	Nathan Daniel Drink Tap Water Instead of Bottled Water	2 KG
	Nathan Daniel Close The Curtains On Hot Summer Days	50 KG
	AK Stout Plant a Tree	160 KG
	AK Stout Switch to a Solar-Powered Dusk-to-Dawn Light	200 KG
	AK Stout Set Your Hot Water Temperature to 49C or 120F	100 KG
	AK Stout Telecommute	750 KG
	AK Stout Don’t Idle	250 KG

Biosphere 2's Second Life as Environmental Research Outpost

If they ever make a movie, it should be titled: "Biosphere 2: Atmospheric Boogaloo."

Tobacco's Possible Next Life as Fuel Source

While smoking rates are thankfully on the decline, we may not be altogether ready to say goodbye to the tobacco plant.

Steel Yourself for Some Good Recycling News

On the matter of how much progress we are making to reduce waste and maximize reuse, we've got the pedal to the metal when it comes to steel.

Unusual "Truck of the Year" Is Easy on Gas

It looks more like a tall hearse or a flower delivery van than the heavy-duty pick-up you would expect to take an award like "North American Truck of the Year" (like last year's winner, the Ford F-150

Inside the World's First Environmental Theme Park

Hollywood & Highland just got a whole lot greener, and they didn't even need a paintbrush.

Finding a better sunscreen

One of the more complicated green living decisions in our household each year is choosing sunscreen. That might sound a bit ridiculous but based on a lot of recent research, making a choice can be quite...

Save a chunk of rainforest every day, free and effortlessly!

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The Male Factor and Climate Change

Recently I read the book, The Male Factor: The Unwritten Rules, Misperceptions, and Secret Beliefs of Men in the Workplace by Shaunti Feldhahn (1). The book is based on seven years of intense...

Make plans for the October long weekend

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Tired of carrots and cabbage?

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One Act of Green: Be Normal.

I’ve come to hesitate at the word green.It seems all you have to do these days is buy a jar of organic pasta sauce and you’ll be labeled green. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great...

Win an iPod Touch by Sharing Green Tips

GreenNexxus is throwing down the gauntlet to see who can get the highest rated tip (viewed, used, talked about) by August 31, 2009. If it’s you, you win an Apple iPod Touch. But that’s...

The Economics of Climate Change

Skepticism on the need for urgent action on climate change has moved from the science to the economy. The line of argument being that money could be better spent elsewhere such as poverty reduction,...

Nuclear Waste

This note is a call to action to have each and every person close to Northern NB to come to Bathurst on Thursday from 2 - 9 At the Atlantic host. Apparently information will be posted,...

A View From 30,000 Feet

There is a lot of myth, controversy and confusion about the role of aviation in today’s global environment and the industry’s commitment to environmental sustainability. On both sides...