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Home   »  Issues  »  Sustainability

Use Resources Sustainably

Taken collectively, schools are major consumers of energy, and contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. They also have the potential to use resources sustainably and become producers of their own power. This potential, combined with their ability to teach the next generation and communities of families by example, makes schools strategic actors in the drive to transform the world’s energy and resource consumption from a destructive model toward more sustainable patterns of development.

For a fuller discussion of sustainability issues, read Pillar 2: Sustainable Resource Use in our Report. To get started on a more sustainable path right now, click on the links below:


Green Fundraising

Green Your School Events

Energy
Update: The Time is Now for Solar Powered Schools
Creative financing options allow schools to produce electricity, save money, reduce greenhouse gases and provide a valuable learning opportunity for students and adults alike.
Safe Routes to School
Get kids walking and bicycling to school to promote exercise, reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and save gas and money - all while having fun!
"Junior Energy" Changes the Nation's Light Bulbs
How many kids does it take...?

Green Purchasing
Green Back-to-School Supplies
Environmentally-friendly purchases for school can make a huge difference
Green Gift Ideas
Tips and links to simplify and green your gift giving
Green Schools Buying Guide
We've launched a new Green Schools Buying Guide to help schools make purchasing decisions that will protect children's health and the environment. Schools spend billions of dollars on facilities, energy and water, office and school supplies, cleaners and pesticides, food and play equipment. Why not leverage these funds to benefit our health and the environment? We can! Through Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) or Green Purchasing.

The Five R's
A Zero Waste Lunch
Kids at Prospect Sierra lead the way to measure and reduce school food waste
Changing Paper Consumption
Your school can protect ancient forests by recycling and buying recycled paper
Save Paper, Time, and Money with Paperless Governance Solutions
BoardDocs, a Web 2.0 paperless e-governance solution, is helping school districts save paper, time, and money. Consider it for your district!
Schools: Waste Not!
Simple ways schools can help dry up the waste stream
Short Video Tells "The Real Story of Water"
"The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water," a short animated video, exposes the dangers of current water management practices and offers simple common sense solutions to sustainably managing this precious resource.
The Story of Stuff
A look at the dark underbelly of our production and consumption patterns

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