While the average American produces a shocking 4.3 pounds of trash a day (a number that adds up to more than 1,600 pounds a year) one New York woman has produced less than one mason jar of waste in the last two years. A recently-launched episode of Seeker’s Going Off Grid profiles Lauren Singer and her decision to reduce the amount of trash she produces by making some simple – and…
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There’s Still Time to Register For the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge
In October, we told you about the kickoff of the fifth annual Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge with Discovery Education, which asks students in grades K-12 to search for solutions to real-world problems. While many students are already hard at work on their projects, there’s still time to register! Registration for the Challenge is open until March 5, and what better way to harness the cooped-up energy of your…
Discovery Communications & PS22 Chorus Get Behind National Forest Foundation’s ‘Treasured Landscapes’ Campaign
Having grown up in a family that traveled coast to coast via car for every vacation and family milestone, it’s clear to me that there is nothing that parallels the beauty of our land…except maybe the angelic voices of the Public School 22 (PS22) Chorus from Staten Island. With a commitment since 1991 to protect America’s forests and grasslands, the National Forest Foundation (NFF) has launched a new campaign encouraging…
Celebrate Earth Day with Our Discovery Family
Each year on April 22 people around the world mark Earth Day, founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970 in order to celebrate our planet and encourage its protection. At Discovery Communications, our commitment to celebrating the Earth stems from our company’s founding in 1985 continues today. This Sunday, Discovery Channel in the U.S. will be marking Earth Day with a special presentation of Frozen Planet — beginning with a…
Discovery Education and Siemens Kick Off the 2011 We Can Change the World Challenge
Do you know a creative, committed, enthusiastic student who wants to help solve tomorrow’s most daunting environmental problems? Discovery Education and Siemens have kicked off this year’s We Can Change the World Challenge, a national sustainability challenge for K-12 students. Under the program, students team up with classmates under teacher/mentors to solve environmental problems in their school (grades K-5), community (grades 6-8) and world (grades 9-12). Now entering its fourth year,…