August 27, 2009 One of my Title I school students said, "We recycle in my house...it's called hand-me-downs." Hmn. Since then, I've been attuned to the "green is for those who HAVE green" eco-mindset and kept track of echoes in our cross-cultural moshpit of a neighborhood. In part two of our Teens Turning Green piece, Iād asked Shaping Youth 16-year old writing intern … [Read more...]
One Teen’s View on Going Green: Use Eco as an Equalizer
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