Green Your School
From action.RAN.org
A list created by the participants of the "Greening the curriculum" workshop at Powershift 09. Please add to it!
Resources for greening your building:
http://www.usgcb.org/educators
http://www.buildgreenschools.org/
Things other students have done at their schools that you can do too:
Energy audits (Save money; Save water and energy)
Composting
Recycling (Students sort the trash and/or recycling; Taking recycling to an off-site location and getting paid)
Eliminating paper towels, moving to hand dryers
Switching away from styrofoam
Eliminating trays in the cafeteria (Save money and water; Eliminate food waste)
Sustainable dining plans (Local food and growers; eliminate rainforest palm oil; Inviting local farmers to sell food to the students’ families; Students cooking lunch - cooking class)
Alternative sources of energy (Geothermal, solar, wind, recycling heat; Reusing cooking oil from kitchen or local restaurants to serve as biodiesel)
Events to motivate community
Making sustainability less expensive (Offering financial incentives for green buying)
Sustainability committees uniting people from all parts of the community
Getting the administration on board
Pressuring local banks, companies, and organizations
Education! Teaching sustainability
Offering green supplies
