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Justin Bulova | January 15, 2019
Grades of Green is currently featured on 3rd Strike Radio, Green & Woke, and Green Times. As registration for the Waste Campaign nears a close, Build a Better Planet has offered to help us reach new student groups around the world. In partnership with Build a Better Planet, 3rd Strike Radio presents environmental awareness podcasts, …
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Justin Bulova | January 9, 2019
Grades of Green has been highlighted on The Inspired Child, a web series which features leaders in the fields of education, youth leadership, coaching and service-learning. Produced and Hosted by Ashley Dos Santos, an educator and youth-mentor, The Inspired Child is about arming as many parents as possible with information that will empower them and …
Jei Florentino | January 2, 2019
Grades of Green Board Chair Barbara Franqui was featured in Modern Conservationist, a blog focusing on insight into the most pressing issues affecting environmental and wildlife conservation efforts today. Click here to read how Grades of Green eco-leaders ages 12-18 around the globe are creating local environmental movements! Grades of Green: Growing the Next Generation …
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Justin Bulova | January 2, 2019
Check out the New Years Eve Episode of Coffee Talk, brought to you by Port Jeff Pulse and hosted by Kevin Wood. Justin Bulova of Grades of Green talks about the upcoming Waste Campaign, Student Sustainability Solutions, and Environmental Issues affecting Port Jefferson and Suffolk County, Long Island. Click here to see the full interview. …
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Justin Bulova | January 2, 2019
Tune in to The Environment Episode of Nonprofit Tangent, a cool new podcast highlighting nonprofit stories in New York City and Beyond. Emily Stewart and Justin Bulova of Grades of Green talk about the upcoming Waste Campaign. You can check it out here on Spotify. “We’ll hear stories from Kaia Rose, the director of Climate …
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Allie Bussjaeger | November 17, 2018
Grades of Green’s Co-Executive Director, Allie Bussjaeger, is a featured alumni at California State University, Long Beach. Allie received her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in environmental science and policy from the university in 2011. To read more about Allie’s time at CSULB and how it brought her to Grades of Green, click …
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Jei Florentino | October 1, 2018
Grades of Green’s newly announced Co-Executive Directors Allie Bussjaeger and Emily Gee were recently featured on the Beach Reporter. The Co-Executive Directors both started out as interns at Grades of Green over seven years ago, and have been growing in and supporting the organization ever since. Click here to read the article! Grades of Green …
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Jei Florentino | August 30, 2018
Grades of Green’s Water Campaign was featured in DC Councilmember Todd‘s newsletter. The Water Campaign guides middle and high school students to research a local water issue, develop a solution, and then share that solution with the community to advocate for environmental policy change. Click here to see the article. Both winning teams from last …
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Jei Florentino | July 3, 2018
Did you know that 30-40% of food in the US is wasted, or that reducing the amount of food waste sent to the landfill results in both water and energy savings? Check out this episode on Food Waste by Curiosity Quest to learn all about the food industry and how waste is managed! The episode …
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Emily Stewart | June 8, 2018
Tune into Grade’s of Green’s podcast interview with DJ EJ on 102.7 KIISS FM, Los Angeles’ #1 hit music station! During this KIIS FM Community Council segment, Director of Global Programs <a href=" Emily Gee and Program Coordinator Emily Stewart discuss why water conservation is so important, how Grades of Green eco-leaders are taking action …
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Jordan Chang | May 31, 2018
George Washington Academy, a Grades of Green School in Casablanca, Morocco, was featured in Les Infos! The school was noted for being a semi-finalist in the Grades of Green Spring 2018 Water Challenge. The Spring 2018 Water Challenge was a global competition in which 136 student leaders at 40 schools from across the world designed …
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Jei Florentino | May 21, 2018
As the school year comes to an end, Grades of Green Youth Corps Eco-Leaders are starting to get recognized by their schools and communities for all of their Grades of Green eco-activities that they began implementing back in the fall. Grades of Green Eco-Leaders Johanna and Averie from Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica and …
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Jordan Chang | April 24, 2018
The Niños del Sol School in Playas del Coco, a beach town in the northwestern Costa Rican province of Guanacaste, was featured in The Tico Times! The school was chosen as a semi-finalist in the Grades of Green Spring 2018 Water Challenge. The Water Challenge is a global competition in which 136 student leaders at …
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Jei Florentino | April 6, 2018
20 schools in the greater Los Angeles area competed in Grades of Green’s 7th annual Trash Free Lunch Challenge, and we could not be prouder of their results! The Trash Free Lunch Challenge is a competition for elementary and middle schools to see who can reduce their lunchtime waste the most This year, schools have …
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Jordan Chang | March 29, 2018
Earth Month Event! Fjallraven, the backpack making expert of Sweden, is starting off Earth Month by promoting sustainability at their Earth Month Speaker Series! Fjallraven plans to promote their re-kanken backpack, made from recycled plastic water bottles, to commemorate Earth Month. This event will be hosted on April 5th at 6:00 PM at Fjallraven’s Soho …
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