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There's No Place Like Home...To Compost!

Submitted by: megank

Eureka Recycling

Saint Paul, MN

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We want Saint Paul to be ready to compost SunChips bags at home! At Eureka Recycling, a community-based, nonprofit organization, we believe that waste is preventable, not inevitable. The next step to reaching zero waste is teaching people to compost. ... FULL ENTRY »

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Low Cost Gray Water Program for Los Angeles

Submitted by: fishtrom

Galante-Amato Family

Echo Park, CA

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With $20,000, my family would start a Low Cost Gray Water Program in our Los Angeles community with the goal of getting 200 families to use our simple, low-fi gray water system. The minimum water savings in this scenario would ... FULL ENTRY »

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"Small Steps on Bike Pedals" — Go Green and Lean ¡Viva Verde! Bike Sharing Initiative

Submitted by: AnnaRamona

Palo Alto College's Go Green ¡Viva Verde! Committee

Palo Alto College, San Antonio, Texas

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With this Green Effect grant, Palo Alto College will be able to extend its focus of community empowerment by creating a “Small Steps on Bike Pedals” Go Green and Lean ¡Viva Verde! Bike Sharing Initiative that will be an inspiration ... FULL ENTRY »

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Paradise Creek Little Salt Marsh Schoolhouse

Submitted by: margaretg

Kimball School

Kimball School, National City, California

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Our Green Effect idea is to establish a “Little Salt Marsh Schoolhouse” at Kimball School. Our school would house a science lab that students from across National School District could use to conduct field studies using Paradise Creek, a saltwater ... FULL ENTRY »

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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

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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

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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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Ice Rink Roof Solar

Submitted by: kimsolga

Mt. Shasta Recreation & Parks District

Mount Shasta, California

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The city park in the small town of Mount Shasta has an ice skating rink, built by community fundraising, and serving thousands of skaters, school groups, and hockey players from the surrounding 60-70 mile radius. The open-air rink has operated ... FULL ENTRY »

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