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December 13, 2006

Punahou 2016

In anticipation of President Scott's announcement of the Punahou 2016 sustainability initiative, we are beginning work on an online site where individual students and teachers with their classes can collaborate on developing project ideas and get started on real-world projects. ...

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October 5, 2006

Resources on Sustainability

This is, as the title states, a list of resources having to do with sustainability that was put together by the Hawaii State Public Library System for Hawaii 2050. http://www.librarieshawaii.org/pdf/Resources%20on%20Sustainability-color3.pdf ...

Posted by Piper Grosswendt at 9:43 PM | Comments (0)

Earth 911

http://www.earth911.org/master.asp I originally found this sight a while a go when I was researching battery recycling as an environmental project. However, it has a lot of connections to sustainability and not just in terms of waste management. This is a ...

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August 28, 2006

Punahou named #1 Green School in America for 2006

In their list of the nation's top "Green" Schools, independant environmental and health newsletter "The Green Guide" placed Punahou School at the top. http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc.mhtml?i=115&s=toptenschools ...

Posted by Piper Grosswendt at 10:38 PM | Comments (0)

August 27, 2006

Hawaii 2050

According to the website http://www.hawaii2050.org, "In looking forward to the future of our state, the objectives of Hawaii 2050 are to: # Create a new state planning process that will: (1) guide the decisions of our policymakers, our communities, and ...

Posted by Piper Grosswendt at 11:40 AM | Comments (0)

August 21, 2006

Bringing Sustainability Today

As we continue to enter into the twenty-first century, we are reminded everyday of the challenges and the problems that still plague us from the past. ...

Posted by Travis Dos Santos-Tam at 11:38 PM | Comments (0)

August 7, 2006

More Children's Books About Sustainability

http://www.azdeq.gov/function/education/read.html This website has a long list of books about sustainability. They are divided into 3 sections: 1. Books for younger children and students 2. Books for older children and young adults 3. Books for teachers, parents, and adults A ...

Posted by jhong at 10:19 PM | Comments (0)

August 1, 2006

Link Page...LOOK AT IT!

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/links/index.php?pagetype=energyed#energy GO TO THIS WEBSITE. THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF GOOD LINKS. JUST GO TO IT. ...

Posted by Zoe Morrison at 5:04 PM | Comments (0)

July 26, 2006

Global Warming

Students in Economics/Community Service did research and analysis of the history and possible solutions to this problem. They analysized their research and presented possible solutions. http://globalwarmingissues.wordpress.com ...

Posted by Carole Iacovelli at 10:37 AM | Comments (0)

July 24, 2006

The Business of Green

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/businessspecial2/index.html The New York Times put out a special section on May 17, 2006 called "The Business of Green." This is the website version, where you'll find many articles about sustainability from a business perspective. Food, waste, energy, transportation— many ...

Posted by Zoe Morrison at 2:22 PM | Comments (0)

July 20, 2006

How Environmentally Friendly is My Lunch?

This website is really interesting! It has a calculator that calculates aproximetaly how many earths we would need if everyone lived like you. (We would need two Earths to live like me :( -- I better shape up!) ...

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Green at the World Cup

Germany has worked hard to make one of the first almost entirely eco-friendly World Cup. With its huge popularity world wide, the World Cup attracts around 218 million people world wide, mainly from behind their TV sets. However, thousands ...

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July 17, 2006

eco tipping points

Dr. Gerald Marten is an ecologist based at the East-West Center in Honolulu. Over the last several years he's done a lot of study in regard to what he calls "environmental tipping points," which are points at which small interventions ...

Posted by Mr. Schauble at 3:45 PM | Comments (0)

Global Warming: The Origin and Nature of the Alleged Scientific Consensus

Richard S. Lindzen, the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, writes: (emphasis is mine, not Lindzen's) "...I must state at the outset, that, as a scientist, I can find no substantive basis for the ...

Posted by eric lau at 12:53 PM | Comments (0)

Stream-Bank Plant Restoration

Interactive program that allows you to identify the location you want to restore and the program will identify the native plants that will adapt well to the location. Program is very fun to use and allows you to select locations ...

Posted by Carole Iacovelli at 8:17 AM | Comments (0)

July 12, 2006

Facing the Future

This is a site that is focused on informing the public about the issues we face today, and how they affect tomorrow. It is mainly targeted at young adults; educating us and teaching teachers how to educate us. ...

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June 13, 2006

UH Office of Sustainability

http://sustainable-uh.hawaii.edu/index.php?section=3&island=7&article=42 This website has information on all types of sustainability and helps to organize the research and actions taken to help be more sustainable. ...

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June 12, 2006

Eco Footprints

www.ecofoot.org This site is an awesome resource for finding out approximately how much damage our lifestyle can harm the Earth. It also offers ways we can reduce energy emissions, waste and our overall footprint. ...

Posted by mtanigawa-lau10 at 8:21 AM | Comments (1)

June 6, 2006

Economics of Sustainable Growth

Imagine designers and architects helping invision cities that can be sustainable. Learn about a TV series that teaches how cities and countries are thinking of solutions. Watch for the series on TV starting in June of 2006, narrated by Brad ...

Posted by Carole Iacovelli at 4:02 PM | Comments (0)

May 23, 2006

Hawaii in 25 years

Many people imagine future Hawaii to be a developed, polluted mess. Is it possible that our islands could be any better in 25 years? This is an optimistic view on steps that may be taken forward, and also possible consequences ...

Posted by mtanigawa-lau10 at 9:40 PM | Comments (2)

May 15, 2006

The Next Green Revolution

Here's a brief essay re-framing the issue of sustainability as a challenge to all of us... - RBS The Next Green Revolution How technology is leading environmentalism out of the anti-business, anti-consumer wilderness. By Alex Nikolai Steffen For decades, environmentalists ...

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May 11, 2006

Global Issues Gateway (gig)

Global Issues Gateway (gig) Gig provides global learning resources for those investigating issues arising from increasing porous geographic and cultural borders. It has departments such as Culture, Ethics, Economics, Politics, Science and more. Science section has interesting ideas related to ...

Posted by Carole Iacovelli at 5:13 PM | Comments (0)

May 2, 2006

Sustainability Task Force Report

Report to governor and Legislature with recommendations for the Sustainability of Hawai`i to 2050. Copy on file in Cooke Library. See Susan Clark. ...

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Ecotipping Points

Many ecological problems look so complex, it's hard to know where to start. It seems like we need to change everything before we can change anything. But sometimes, a single change is what it takes to turn a problem around. ...

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Graduation Pledge for Sustainability

http://www.graduationpledge.org/ This site suggests that a school organize a pledge given by students as they graduate to be a force for sustainability in the world. We could develop something like this as part of the Punahou education. ...

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Format

Here is the message sent out to the contributors, outlining the organization and vision for this site: Sustainability Fellows, Below is a template for submitting information to our website. Please search the web and find a resource for your initiative ...

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