Green Ambassadors gives Rise Above Plastics presentation presentation at Google HQ!

Three of our many amazing Green Ambassadors gave the Rise Above Presentation at Google on Tuesday August 25th! Rudy Sanchez, Matthew Dang and Jordan Howard gave the empowering presentation which is made to inform everyone of the harms of disposable plastics and the solutions that we can make in our daily life’s to make a difference. The many problems going on in our oceans and our animals due to the massive amount of plastics contaminating the environment are shown throughout the presentation. Yet, instead of bombarding you with the issues, the alternatives are also provided for you to make a change and do something about the world. Rise Above Plastics is just another small step toward a greener and better world.

Green Action Teacher Conference

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Green Ambassadors expands to 10 different schools across California!

From August 13th through the 14th, teachers from across California attended the two day conference in which they learned about the Green Ambassadors program in order to take it and inspire their students at their schools. They were able to learn many of the projects and steps that they had to take to teach the Green Ambassadors course and inspire their students to make a difference and become leaders in their community. While they walked out with the skills and inspiration gained from the conference and Green Ambassador Youth Leaders, they were excited to take the knowledge back to start a new revolution of change and leadership. We hope that this is one of the many more conferences that will expand this program around the country and the world.

Green Ambassadors greening Paramount Pictures by Rudy Sanchez.

During the month of July the Green Ambassadors, including myself, had the awesome opportunity to green the Paramount Studios lot. A Paramount Green House was set up to help employees on the lot become more environmentally conscious on their daily office decisions and also future Paramount plans that will only make a more sustainable studio. We all were experts in all the sections:
 The Green Office
 Paper Wise
 Water Wise
 Home Entertainment
 Production
 The Chilled Water System

Each section not only showcased Paramount’s eco-accomplishments, but also their goals. Where some sections promised to start implementing Chilled Water systems, replacing the old A/C’s; others were using technology to help reduce energy/resources not only in the office but as well as the lot. Also, sections covering how to be water and paper wise; paper being a HUGE resource consumed on there!

Over the 3 weeks the Green House was open, over 2000 Paramount employees had visited us, and each week, we raffled off GPS systems, a foldable bike. Whole Foods gift cards, and a Kindle 2. The whole 3 weeks there, every Green Ambassador gave mini-tours of each section to various people. Ranging from sound guys to directors to producers.

As our time at the Studio came to an end, we all were sad, but excited as well. Excited that we took our knowledge from the Green Ambassador class and went out to teach others about it as well. We were also glad to be part of this process, a process where big companies are more involved in this “Green Revolution” and hopefully they are not the first of many companies to do this.

UGG Biodegradable Bag Research

Today, the area where the UGG Biodegradable Bag was buried was found full of soil and nothing else! Apparently, the bag did biodegrade completely leaving no trace behind. This, only proving that what was promised on the label, that it would biodegrade within 3 months, was true.
If you ever have any doubts about what is promised on different products, make it an experiment! There will only be one way to know whether it is true or pure fabrication, it is by experimenting and finding out!

Green Ambassadors wins the Audience Award at the Santa Monica Teen Film Festival!

On Sunday, June 21st, Green Ambassadors presented the film “A Day in the Life”; a film made by students, showing society the various steps they can take to have a sustainable lifestyle. It was selected out of 70 submitted films and came as a finalist among other 19 films. The film has been promoted at many other events spreading the word and empowering others to make a difference.

Watch “A Day in the Life”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMDWXLnSysE

ECHS EARTH DAY!!!

On Friday, April 24, 2009, Environmental Charter High School hosted their annual Earth Day event!! This time with more than 1,000 visitors, adults and students that came to experience a day full of knowledge and awareness! With our brand new amphitheater, we hosted our first Earth Day pep rally on stage! With ECHS students presenting about different topics and raising environmental awareness, we were able to provide students with more than one lesson in one day incorporated with fun activities and performances!