Sports stars and education

I don’t know why I never thought of sport as a way of educating people about the environment, but it looks like a great way to reach out to kids. Surfing the net recently, I came across a blog called 6footsix. It’s about the plans for a beach volleyball player called Colleen Smith to educate [...]

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Hannah Newland Interview

I managed to speak to Hannah Newland, the newly elected representation and campaigns officer at Birmingham City University Union of Students, about environmental issues and what she thinks the union and university should be doing.

If the above link doesn’t work you can download the interview here

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Climate change to be taught at public schools in California?

A senator in California has put forward a bill that requires the topic “climate change” to be taught in Science classes at all public schools in the state.
Senator Joe Simitian said “This is a phenomenon of global importance and our kids ought to understand the science behind that phenomenon.”
The bill has received mixed responses. [...]

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Ten ways we learn about the environment

Obviously this is not a definitive list.
1. From school.
2. From advertising.
3. From films.
4. From our parents.
5. From watching documentaries.
6. From reading a book.
7. From celebrities.
8. From art.
9. From music.
10. From the internet.

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