If you start the kids recycling at eight, by the time they are 16 it'll be like breathing. Same with energy efficient light bulbs or, really, any other types of green living. They, then, bring that home to the 'rent who might not be as savvy. So, the good news is that the Michigan Green Schools program is blowin' up.
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Michigan's schools are eagerly taking up a challenge to be more
environmentally friendly. The Michigan Green Schools program designates
schools as "green" once students have implemented specific changes and
initiatives. During the first four years of the program, the number of
schools participating has grown from a handful the first year to more
than 550 schools in 74 counties.
Kristine Moffet, president of the
Green Schools Foundation,
says each school chooses up to 20 initiatives that help conserve energy
and improve the environment.
"We're only one of several states in the whole country that have
something like this. These things really help save the schools money, so
there are a lot of different activities. And you can approach with a
broad sweep or a narrow one, for just 10 points, which is what you need
to qualify."
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