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Re-tree Colorado

Submitted by: tfrolich

Steamboat Springs, CO

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The Mountain Bark Beetle has killed over 1.5 million acres of Lodgepole pine trees in Colorado and is continuing in a rapid pace. While at a small scale this is a natural process it has been made into a disaster ... FULL ENTRY »

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All we are saying . . . is give plants a chance!

Submitted by: dcrosby

Hingham High School

Hingham MA

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All we are saying . . . is give plants a chance! Here at Hingham High School (HHS), we would like to use the grant to not only build a greenhouse, but also start a completely new program designed to ... FULL ENTRY »

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Launch the Extreme Green Neighborhood Makeover

Submitted by: CarbonfreeDC_org

CarbonfreeDC

Washington, DC

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If CarbonfreeDC won, our organization would launch the “Extreme Green Neighborhood Makeover” campaign. We would use the $20,000 to help 20 families from a low-income city block in Washington, DC to green their homes and lifestyles as they choose. For ... FULL ENTRY »

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Canal Tricycle Recycling Co-operative

Submitted by: cscottgreen

Canal Youth Concilio

San Rafael, California

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Recycling has long been recognized as a small step towards living a more sustainable, ecologically conscious lifestyle. But, what happens when a community doesn’t have easy access to a recycling program? In the Canal community, this is the situation we ... FULL ENTRY »

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Green Classroom Party Kits

Submitted by: triciaoe

Julian Elementary School

Julian Elementary, Julian, CA

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The average elementary classroom has 25 holiday and birthday parties per year—usually accompanied with disposable plates, cups, and plastic forks/ spoons purchased by the parent or teacher. Think of all that waste…and then multiply that by 14-21 classrooms per school. ... FULL ENTRY »

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