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Sarah Church Unplug!: A zine for teens by teens The commercialization of public education is the manipulation of education to make a profit. It sounds pretty messed up, and believe me, it is, but you don’t have to take my word for it – look around your school. Do you …
Ami Voeltz The Twin Cities Green Guide Here are some resources for teachers or presenters that are looking for materials on environmentalism or sustainability. Consider enhancing your curriculum on these important issues. Organizations that have materials or offer presenters: Eco-Education 210 E. 10th St., Suite 375 St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 …
Ami Voeltz The Twin Cities Green Guide The Twin Cities Green Guide covers many issues dealing with “green” living, sustainability and healthy communities. We feel we have covered all the important topics that are connected with these issues. In some cases, we only had enough space to introduce the issue. …
Thomas Eland Minneapolis Community and Technical College/Professor The idea of a radical librarian, or the library as a radical place, may seem odd to some. People often think of librarians as nice, helpful people or as middle aged women with reading glasses and tight hair buns who shush noisy patrons. …
Do It Green! Minnesota With resource conservation, sustainability and green living on many people’s radar, it is no surprise that colleges are offering degrees and classes in these areas. Here is just a local sampling. Whether you are fresh out of high school looking to learn how to create a …
Amanda Luker Arise! Resource Center and Bookstore As Barnes and Noble, Borders, Amazon.com and the like swell rapidly in size and domination of the book world, independent booksellers and infoshops grow in importance to the health of our community. In the past few years, mega-chains like as those listed above …
Amanda Luker Arise! Bookstore and Resource Center The Hidden Connections: Integrating the Biological, Cognitive, and Social Dimensions of Life Into a Science of Sustainability by Fritjof Capra, Doubleday 2002. Capra’s The Hidden Connections tackles a lot from cells and DNA to the complex social and business networks that have a …
Mark Snyder Do It Green! Minnesota So you’ve heard a lot about the environmental impacts and other evils of car ownership, but you can’t quite bring yourself to go car-free. What choices are available that might help reduce the global warming consequences of your driving? One of the first things …
Sam Garst Sierra Club North Star Chapter’s Green Government Initiative February 26, 2001 was Green Car Day at the Minnesota State Capitol. Rather than just visit legislators to talk about a clean, healthy environment, the Sierra Club showed legislators real solutions for protecting our environment. Legislators, staff, and the press …
Mark Snyder Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance Do you drive a car? If so, this is probably your most polluting daily activity. This article will help you to minimize the environmental impacts of using your car by offering driving and maintenance tips as well as things to keep in mind …
