All too often kids feel powerless to have their voice heard and their actions counted. We wrote about how World Wildlife Fund brought kids into the dialogue to post their own ideas and actions in time for Earth Day. Well, Earth Day ended yesterday, and I wonder if that momentum will too. In a retail world where Valentine’s cards are hauled out before Christmas tinsel is … [Read more...]
I've been so slammed on time that my whiteboard of slated interviews has left Anne Collier & Larry Magid's names sun-baked into permanence. I've been meaning to snag some time ever since I met them at the CyberSafety Summit in Sacramento last fall and found they were co-directors of BlogSafety, which has a fabulous "must-read forum" for real-time cyberbullying … [Read more...]
When sweet little faces ask dauntingly sad questions like, "Will we drown when the ice caps melt?" or "How do rainforests work, and where will the animals go, mom?" Be ready with simple, educated answers from How Stuff Works. They offer gazillions of ideas to put a positive spin on how youth can become part of the planet patrol, just in time for Earth Day life lessons this … [Read more...]
Madonna is slated to sing for Mother Earth...The Red Hot Chili Peppers will rock for our own blue rock...And youth everywhere will no doubt hear the call and get jazzed when tickets go on sale today for Live Earth, continents in concert for a climate in crisis! Live 8 producer Kevin Wall is sending an SOS to the world, teaming with former VP Al Gore, and other Save Our … [Read more...]
Youth media springs into action in this season of growth and green! Earth Day Network has teamed with popular virtual world Habbo, to create project Green Teen, complete with "Green Furni" to decorate teens' online virtual living rooms and encourage eco-awareness within their online community. In the real world, new online teen community TeenThrive hosts a jam-packed … [Read more...]
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