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BURD Project - The New Lines of Transmission: Children as Energy Guards
Submitted by DakshaOn May 26, 2009 - 18:18
I am herewith attaching a brief of a School Energy Education Project - the Bal Urja Rakshak Dal (BURD) Programme that we are implementing in Gujarat .
The Bal Urja Rakshak Dal (BURD), 'teams of child energy guards', program was initiated in 2004-05 by GEDA. The objective of the program, now in its fifth year, is to mobilize children as Urja Rakshaks, energy guardians, who will take on - the challenge to motivate responsible, rational, and restrained use of energy in their homes, schools and community by encouraging right and honest energy choices. The program objective is to tap the children's potential as persuasive and powerful agents of change in their immediate community.
What can kids do to help combat climate change?
April 8, 2009
Find out from Alec Loorz, a 14-year-old from Ventura, California. He’s speaking at 1 PM on Tuesday April 14th, in the Museum's first-floor Kaufman Theater.
After watching Al Gore’s movie, “An Inconvenient Truth,” Alec became an impassioned environmentalist. Convinced that he and his peers could make a difference, he founded Kids vs. Global Warming. This youth-led non-profit organization educates other kids about climate change, and teaches them how to speak up and take action. In this talk, Alec will share his message and suggest ways for kids and families to get involved in protecting the environment. A question-and-answer session will follow. It's free with Museum admission.
Last October Al Gore invited Alec to be formally trained with The Climate Project; he is now their youngest U.S.-trained presenter. On the heels of his Museum presentation, Alec will be speaking at the United Nations “Global Partners for Global Solutions” conference on April 15th.
changes at home and school
Submitted by Christine from Eastchester, NYOn October 13, 2008 - 23:19
Climate Change has effected almost every aspect of my life, in the classroom, as I am a science teacher, and at home with my family. I guess the big idea I try to act upon is whether what I am doing is sustainable or not for our Earth. I have a huge vegetable garden, I have changed the light bulbs, I buy locally grown food when I can, I buy organic foods, I recycle, I try to use ecologically sound cleaning products. I try to do what I can. We walk, we take the train, although we drive as our suburban lifestyle demands.
Making a smaller footprint at school
Submitted by Amy from Salisbury, VTOn October 13, 2008 - 23:17
Educating the 10 year old kids who I teach. They are the future and the people who will be making policy decisions and potentially living with climate change in their lifetime. We are encouraging our school to adopt challenges to reduce our school's carbon footprint like shutting off all the computers and reducing "phantom" power, trying to eat vegetarian a few times a month at lunch and snack, and using less paper products. Following the Carbonrally webpage helps us use math to calculate exactly how much carbon we are reducing with each of our efforts, and allow
