At School | What You Can Do | Climate Change | U.S. EPA

At School | What You Can Do | Climate Change | U.S. EPA: Students, educators and school administrators can all play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Here is a directory of some education and action planning resources to help you...

At School | What You Can Do | Climate Change | U.S. EPA

At School | What You Can Do | Climate Change | U.S. EPA: Students, educators and school administrators can all play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Here is a directory of some education and action planning resources to help you...

Tunza International Children's Conference on the Environment

Tunza International Children's Conference on the Environment Stavanger, Norway 17-21 June 2008 Theme: A Climate for change

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will be organizing its Tunza International Children's Conference on the Environment in Stavanger, Norway from 17 to 21 June 2008. It will bring together 1,000 children aged 10 to 14 years, to learn about the environment through plenary sessions, hands-on workshops and field trips. The Conference will increase the children's understanding of environmental issues by providing them with a forum to share experiences and collectively voice their concerns for the environment. The themes of the Conference include, Energy, Bio-diversity, Resources and water. For more information on the Conference, and to submit a nomination from your organization please visit our website: http://www.unep.org/tunza/children/events/icc_2008/, For further information on the conference, please contact: The Children and Youth / Sport and the Environment Unit Division of Communications and Public Information United Nations Environment Programme P.O. Box 30552, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 -20- 762 3937 / 762 5066, Fax: +254 -20-762 3927/ 762 4350 Email: children.youth@unep.org .

Quantum Shift TV Video Contest for Schools

YouTube with a Conscience: Innovative Web Broadcaster Asks Kids to Be the Change

• Quantum Shift TV video contest challenges K-12 students across North America to document their social and environmental projects
• Winning schools to receive US$200,000 in cash and prizes
• Electronic Press Kit available at: http://quantumshift.tv/schools/press

CALGARY - An innovative new Web broadcaster is using the power of the Internet to inspire children and youth in schools across North America to make a difference. Quantum Shift TV is challenging students from grades one to twelve across the United States and Canada to participate in the Be the Change! Share the Story! School Video Contest. Students are invited to work on a social or environmental project of their choice, and document their progress in two short videos to be uploaded on the Web. In addition to making a difference in their community, students have an opportunity to win up to $50,000 in prizes for their school. Through this contest, Quantum Shift TV is building an online community focused on socially conscious, solution-oriented videos. An entertaining puzzle game woven into the contest stimulates cross-pollination of ideas by encouraging youth to watch each others videos. Teams receive points for social network activity as well as viewer ratings of their videos. Were harnessing three powerful cultural forces: youth social action, Internet gaming and the explosion of online video and digital storytelling. says Hugo Bonjean, the founder and CEO of Quantum Shift TV. As weve seen with YouTube, Web video has a powerful ability to engage audiences, particularly youth, around the world. Quantum Shift TV is using this power to inspire students to take action on the social and environmental issues of the day. Projects can range from volunteering at a homeless shelter to educating the community about human rights, measuring a schools carbon footprint to building a hospital in a developing country - anything that addresses an environmental or social concern in a positive, solution-oriented way. Student teams will execute their project and document their progress in a series of two short videos. The first video, introducing the teams project, must be uploaded to QuantumShift.tv by December 15, 2007. The second, reporting on the projects execution and results, is due by March 31, 2008. Teams will be ranked based on Web metrics such as number of views on their videos, viewer ratings, puzzles completed and social network activity. In May, the 25 top-ranked videos in each age category - Elementary (grades 1-6), Junior (7-9) and Senior (10-12) - will be reviewed by a panel of celebrity judges who will select the 3 finalists in each age group and invite the public to choose the winners. Judges include bestselling author and environmentalist Paul Hawken, actress Pleasant Wayne, skateboarder Bob Burnquist, executive-with-a-cause John Wood, Bioneers founder Kenny Ausubel and Nigerian womens rights activist Hafsat Abiola. Winners will be chosen based on community involvement, project execution, video quality, and overall social and environmental impact. To provide project ideas and resources for both students and teachers, Quantum Shift TV has partnered with key organizations like UNICEF, Free the Children, Room to Read, TransFair, NAAEE, TakingITGlobal, The Pembina Institute, New Global Citizens, Sierra Youth Coalition, Rainforest Action Network, Care and Oxfam. Bonjean anticipates that this contest will mobilize some 100,000 kids across the United States and Canada to act on thousands of social and environmental projects. This contest will serve as a catalyst for youth engagement and activism as youth learn from and are inspired by each other, he added. For teachers and educational professionals, Be the Change is a project-based tool to teach their students about social and environmental issues that can easily be incorporated into curricula. Students and educators can find out more and sign up for the contest at http://www.quantumshift.tv/schools. Online Journalists, be aware that sample videos including embed code, images, and other digital assets are available in our Electronic Press Kit at http://quantumshift.tv/schools/press, and downloadable at http://quantumshift.tv/schools/press/EPK.zip Quantum Shift TV is a 21st Century storyteller renewing the cultural values of community, care and interconnectedness via a quality citizen journalism platform that integrates Web videos with games to create an active and engaging experience for its audience. Founded in early 2007, Quantum Shift TV is based in Calgary, Alberta, with a virtual team of experienced filmmakers, journalists, and entrepreneurs spread across Canada and the United States . CONTACT: Mike Harris Leif Utne, VP Sales & Mantaray Creative MarketingQuantum Shift TV 403.233.9253 612.326.5256 mike@mantaraycreative.com eif@quantumshift.tv EPK:quantumshift.tv/schools/press

Green Energy TV

Green Energy TV is an Online Television Channel that is dedicated to airing Green/Alternative/Renewable Energy videos for millions of viewers around the world to see. Green Energy TV is passionate about sharing innovative ideas to help educate individuals and organizations of all sizes to use cleaner alternatives in their every day environment. It is a virtual community that offers free educational videos on these innovations and on topics like, "What is Geothermal Energy?", the biodiesel revolution, and much more. Browse the online information sheets and video library, or upload a video of your own about your use, innovations, or support of green energy. http://www.greenenergytv.com/

NOLS Risk Management Training

Greetings from the National Outdoor Leadership School! For professionals in the outdoor and recreation industries, evaluating risks and preparing for the unexpected is an important part of daily business. If being as prepared as you can be is important to you, you might be interested in a new training opportunity in your region. The two-day NOLS Risk Management Training provides an excellent opportunity to develop a personalized action plan that will enhance your risk management practices organizationally and professionally. For more information please visit the web site at: http://www.nols.edu/nolspro/seminars/risk_management_seminar.shtml This coming fall with have three Risk Management Trainings scheduled in the following locations: October 2-3: pre-conference to Adventure Travel World Summit in Whistler, B.C., Canada Oct. 22-23: pre-conference to the Wilderness Risk Management Conference in Banff, Alb., Canada We look forward to hearing from you! NOLS Professional Training 1-800-710-NOLS x 3 Liz Tuohy Risk Management Senior Consultant, NOLS Professional Training 307-335-2217 Please join us in Banff, Canada, October 24-26, for the 2007 Wilderness Risk Management Conference (http://www.nols.edu/wrmc/).

Potpourri: contests and grants and more!

Deadline: September 14, 2007 Earth Day Network is working with high schools to win global warming victories nationwide. EDN members are eligible to become Climate Change Educators and receive stipends of $500 for their work to help their high schools reach a global warming victory through policy and action. http://earthday.net/programs/teachers/climatechangeeducators.aspx September 1, 2007 - April 30, 2008 QuantumShift.tv, a Web TV network featuring solution-oriented news, documentaries, and entertainment, is challenging students and teachers at all K-12 schools in the US and Canada to document their work on a social or environmental project through a series of short videos over the 2007-08 school year. The winning schools will receive a prize package worth $50,000 in cash and educational resources. Participants document their progress in four short videos that will be uploaded on QuantumShift.tv every two months from September-April. http://quantumshift.tv/schools

18th Annual Bioneers Conference ~ California

October 19-21, 2007 ~ San Rafael, California (or in one of 20 simultaneous conferences near you) Come learn, network and connect! The Bioneers Conference is an annual gathering of scientific and social innovators who demonstrate visionary and practical models for restoring the Earth and communities. Leading change-makers—from scientists to business owners to teachers to artists—will present ideas and solutions for a better planet. CEU’s are available at most conference locations.

Speakers include: Paul Anastas – “Green Chemistry: From Here to Sustainability” Majora Carter – “Greening the Ghetto” Jay Harmon – “Biomimicry: Designing the Next Golden Age”

Explore what is available for educators at Bioneers >> http://www.bioneers.org/education http://www.bioneers.org/conference

PBS Environmental Series for Grades 6-12

The Journey to Planet Earth video series has been re-edited for grades 6-12 to help teachers explain to students the science behind some of the alarming world headlines. Receive a 30-day free preview of the entire 10-episode series or individual episodes, by emailing screenscope@screenscope.com -- with your name, institutional mailing address, and phone number. http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth

Scientific Facts on Ecosystem Change

A "synthesis" of multiple independent reports that answers high-level questions like: "How have ecosystems and their services changed? How have these changes affected human well-being? How might ecosystems change in the future, and what are the implications for human well-being?" The individual reports were mostly spatially partitioned into different areas of the world, and answered those questions in ways appropriate for the participating institutions. Also, available an easy-to-read version from Greenfacts >>

http://www.millenniumassessment.org/en/index.aspx

Earth Charter Center of Education for Sustainable Dev't

During its 32nd General Conference in October 2003, UNESCO adopted a resolution "recognizing the Earth Charter as an important ethical framework for sustainable development." Educators worldwide, from primary schools to universities have been using the Earth Charter in many ways as it offers a clear vision of sustainability. Learn more about the Earth Charter, programs and activities, and new educational materials developed to help bring the notion of sustainability to classrooms. http://www.earthcharter.org

Portail de l'ERE

Portail de l'ERE: "Portail de l’éducation relative à l’environnement du Québec. Ce répertoire met à votre disposition les sites d'intérêt écologique dotés d'un accompagnement pédagogique, les personnes ressources disponibles pour donner de la formation, les outils et matériels pédagogiques créés au Québec, les projets porteurs transférables. Il regroupe plus de 200 organismes, près de 100 formateurs et plus de 500 ressources répartis sur l'ensemble du territoire québécois."

Sound Clips, of Various Animals, free!

Sound Clips This page from the US Fish and Wildlife Service offers mp3 clips of many birds, and mammals including wolves, bears, and bats!!