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Looking for KACEE, The Kansas Association of Conservation and Environment Education?
Visit online at www.kacee.org
Annotated presentation on the
Cruelty of Plastic Bags, including photos of sea creatures ensnared.
The accompanying song, Our Ocean,from Te-Vaka, an outstanding Polynesian group. It was written by leader Opetaia Foa'i,
for the Rainbow Warrior.
Enjoy the story of the
Tribal Warriors of the Rainbow on YouTube created by the Humanity Healing Project.
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Global Fashion Statement!
". . . you can tell the latest color trends in fashion by looking at the shade of the rivers in China. Each season’s dyes get dumped into Chinese waterways..."
Now even Wal-mart says STOP THAT!
Read More from NDRC
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Home/Residential Wind Power:
WindSpire Energy offers unconvential wind generators.
Efficient residential wind generator shown in
gallery. This manufacturer was included in an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
as shown on Sunday 17 May 2009 as the program's season finale.
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Project Plants
Project PLANTS is a USDA-funded research project led by Candice Shoemaker that is focused on helping kids develop healthy eating and exercise habits through an after-school gardening program.
learn more...
from the KSU horticulture site.
Kansas Energy Awareness Resources
For monitor Kansas energy legislation, visit:
Official Kansas State Legislature Page ... www.kslegislature.org
Kansas Natural Resource Council ... www.knrc.ws
Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy ... www.gpace.org
Climate and Energy Project ... blog.climateandenergy.org
The Sierra Club ... kansas.sierraclub.org
Know Your Power ... www.knowyourpower.net
Catch the Enthusiasm, Harvest the Potential
Learn more about recycling, energy use, sustainable lifestyles, in Kansas
and get information from local environmental organizations in the
greater Wichita area.
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Here are some links to pages of various talented
and invigorated folks who are showing us how it can be done... lifestyle
changes to bring on a revolution in how we interface with our physical world.
...links to great ideas for making the world a better place to live.
Did you know that the State of Kansas has a Green Team webpage? The KDHE operates the page at
www.kansasgreenteams.org [opens in new window]
Guidelines for setting up your company or organizations' Green Team efforts are published
at
www.kansasgreenteams.org/business-organizations-guide with downloads of helpful pdf files,
such as:
Documents and Media:
- pdf_files/How to Conduct a Waste Characterization Audit_4.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=51668">How to Conduct a Waste Characterization Audit.pdf
- pdf_files/Kick off events_2.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=64998">Kick off events.pdf
- pdf_files/Resources_2.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=34130">Resources.pdf
- pdf_files/Walk-through Worksheet_4.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=62392">Walk-through Worksheet.pdf
- pdf_files/Waste Composition by Industry_0.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=31875">Waste Composition by Industry.pdf
- pdf_files/Waste Reduction and Reuse Ideas_2.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=83935">Waste Reduction and Reuse Ideas.pdf
While visiting, be sure to check out the
Photography Contest winning entries; magnificent Kansas!
We will be providing more tools and resources for green teams on our developing Green Team Pages
over the next few weeks, such as the EPA's
WasteWise Program, and the free version of
Re-Trac System free webinars for calculating solid waste.
For small non-profits and organizations, specific individual guidance is available through
Eaglecliff in Wichita KS, who will often only ask that
you become a WasteWise Partner or join other no-fee online environmental enthusiasts.
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