Q&A with “CAPTAIN PLANET” Exec. Producers!
Join “Captain Planet” Co-Creator Barbara Pyle and Exec. Producer Nick Boxer for a fan Q&A session where YOU ask the questions!!
This Saturday at 3PM Eastern on Reddit AMA – Go Planet!
Kent State Planeteers Gearing Up for New Semester!
Hey everyone!
Classes are back in session and now that everyone’s back in town it’s time to start planning Planeteer events for the Fall.
The goal of the group is to create local programs and activities to encourage the personal responsibility of everyone to create a cleaner, healthier and sustainable world.
Last Spring, the group worked with Oceana to host a “Stop the Drill” campaign promoting offshore wind energy and plan to work with Oceana again this fall.
We’re looking for new students (and even interested community members) to build our group of planetary stewards.
Visit our, About Us, page to learn more and have a look through our meeting notes. You can also join us on Facebook for a chat;
Why Should Bags Have All the Fun?
For over a year now we've been writing about newspaper bags along with the people and organizations who work with them. We've also written about how newspapers are used in other forms of recycling. I have recently come upon an additional "closed loop" use for this ubiquitous material.
Dutch designer Mieke Meijer in collaboration with design label Vij5 has created a product called NewspaperWood.
An interesting little article on "NewspaperWood" -- Great idea!
5 Easy Ways You Can Make Your Home Greener in One Weekend
If you've searched for and found this blog, there is a good chance that you are interested in making your residence more sustainable as soon as possible. Here are 5 simple and relatively cheap ways that you can reduce energy waste and increase efficiency in your home right now.
1. Replace the weather stripping around all exterior doors. According to the…
Paws in the Park: Dog Walk to benefit the Portage APL
Portage Animal Protective League
PortageAPL.org
Saturday June 23
Streetsboro City Park
9:45 – Check in at Pavilion
10:00 am – Walk begins
Bring your family and dog to Streetsboro’s 6th annual Paws in the Park!
This is a dog walk to benefit the Portage Animal Protective League (PAPL). You and your dog will be asked to donate a minimum of $10.00. All proceeds will go directly to the PAPL. We will meet at the pavilion in City Park. The walk will be approximately 1 mile. All dogs must be on leashes at all times. Each dog will receive a gift courtesy of Pet Supplies Plus. Certificates will be given for fastest tail wag, loudest bark, softest fur, longest tail, shortest legs and most behaved.
330-626-3802 or 330-296-4022
Sign up in advance by stopping in or calling the Parks and Recreation office.
$10.00 Donation
