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Welcome to the program! How much lead is in that old computer you want to throw away? Did you ever stop to wonder how much harm all of your old electronic equipment could be causing the environment? CHEJ’s Green Flags program students already know the answer & they’re doing something about it. Click here to read the release and visit our Green Flags section to start an electronics recycling event in your community: link to release will go here.
CHEJ’s Green Flag Program Featured as One of the 50 Simple things YOU Can Do to Save the Earth! Author John Javna, led by his children, entirely redid his popular 1990s book by the same name. Click here to check out the book’s website and/or purchase the book 50simplethings.com and turn to chapter 28 to read about how CHEJ can teach YOUR children to save our earth! 30 years after Love Canal, Western New York’s natural habitats finally receive settlement money from contaminating chemical companies. Read Lois Gibbs’ statement on the settlement distribution: [Click Here]
Pesticides Banned at Schools in Connecticut! On June 5, 2007 the Connecticut House of Representatives passed HB 5234, An Act Banning Pesticide Use on School Grounds with an overwhelming 140-9 vote. The bill would phase out the use of lawn pesticides in primary and middle schools up to 8th grade. The bill will now be sent to Governor Rell's desk to be signed into law.
Congratulations to our New Green Flag Teams! Congratulations to the newest Green Flag School, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School from Indianapolis, IN! With the completion of the School Environment Survey and formation of their Green Flag Team, Brebeuf Jesuit completed Level 1 of the Green Flag program. Special recognition goes out to the conservation club's efforts towards recycling, tree planting, beautification projects, and education through presentations on green building and alternative energy sources.
GreenFlags/GreenFaith in the News! The Catholic Advocate, a publication of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, has written an article about the Green Flags/GreenFaith program in New Jersey. Here's a link to the online version |
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The values of the Green Flag Program mirror those of many faiths in connection with environmental stewardship. As stewards of creation, we recognize the connection between humans and all forms of life in our global environment. Read more... |
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Sign up for Green Flags updates via e-mail . Click here to get involved! |
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The newest team to join the Green Flag Network is Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) of Prescott Valley, AZ. They were recently featured in the Prescott Valley Tribune! |
The Green Flag Program is a project of the national Child Proofing Our Communities Campaign, coordinated by the Center for Health Environment and Justice.