You can do it: save our planet: SW's Guide to Eco-Action.NATIONAL PARKS, p. 6 * To get a copy of "Take care of America," a free brochure with tips on how to keep our parks clean, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Keep America Beautiful Keep America Beautiful is an environmental organization founded in 1953. It is the largest community improvement organization in the United States, with over 560 affiliate organizations (similar to local chapters) and more than 15,000 participating communities in their signature , Inc. Mill River Plaza 9 West Broad St. Stamford, CT 06902 * Next time you visit a National Park, check out its Junior Ranger Programs, which provide activities you can do to help preserve the park. ELECTRIC CARS, p. 9 * Encourage your teacher to find out more about entering the Tour de Sol electric-car race (address in Teacher's Edition). * Read on! We recommend: Taking Charge: The Electric Automobile in America by Michael Brian Schiffer, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994. RECYCLE WEAR, p. 13 * To find a DEJA SHOE retailer in your area or to receive a catalog of their products, call (800) 331-DEJA. If you've already worn out a pair of DEJA shoes, you can re-recycle the pair by shipping them to: DEJA SHOE 7165 Southwest Fir Loop #200 Portland, OR 97223 * Recycled denim notecards NoteCards - An ambitious hypertext system developed at Xerox PARC, "designed to support the task of transforming a chaotic collection of unrelated thoughts into an integrated, orderly interpretation of ideas and their interconnections". cost $50 for a set of 20. To order, write: Acadenim Project 4097 Mill Rd. Collegeville, PA 19426 * To order a catalog of recycled products, contact: Real Recycled 1541 Adrian St. Burlingame, CA 94010-2107 (800) 233-5335 * To order "Shop recycled!"--a catalog of products made from or packaged in recycled plastic--contact: American Plastics Council The American Plastics Council (APC) is a major trade association for the U.S. plastics industry. Through a variety of outreach efforts, APC works to promote the benefits of plastics and the plastics industry. 1275 K Street NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 (800) 2-HELP-90 * One way to cut down on waste: Use Less Stuff (ULS ULS Universal Licensing System ULS Universidad de La Serena (Chile) ULS Ultimate Limit State (British steelwork standard) ULS Ultra Low Sulfur (vehicle fuel) ). Learn how by subscribing to "The ULS Report," a free, bimonthly bi·month·ly adj. 1. Happening every two months. 2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly. adv. 1. Once every two months. 2. Twice a month; semimonthly. n. pl. newsletter. Robert Lilienfeld, Editor The ULS Report P.O. Box 130116 Ann Arbor, MI 48116 e-mail: uls@cygnus-group.com GREEN MAPPING, p. 18 * To order a copy of Wendy Brawer's "Green Apple Map," send #3 to: Modern World Design 157 Ludlow St., Floor 4 New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10002 * Check your library or local bookstore for these and other books to help you make a "green" map of your area: Where We Live by Donald F. Harker and Elizabeth Ungar Natter, Island Press, 1995. The Map Catalog by Joel Makower, Vintage Books, 1992. OTHER STUFF * To find out about joining an environmental group--and receiving an action-packed newsletter called "The Student Activist"--write: Sierra Student Coalition The Sierra Student Coalition (SSC) is the student-run arm of the Sierra Club. Founded by Adam Werbach in 1991, with 14,000 members, it is likely the largest student-led environmental group in the United States. 223 Thayer St. #2 Providence, RI 02906 e-mail: ssc-info@ssc.org * To find out many more ways to get active, send for a free copy of the newsletter "Eco-Club Action." Write: Global Response Att: JK P.O. Box 7490 Boulder, CO 80306-7490 * To receive a free "animals in danger" pin, compliments of The Body Shop, send a self-addressed, stamped, business-size envelope to: Endangered Species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. Pin Science World Scholastic Inc. 555 Broadway New York, NY 10012-3999 * Check out this book: The Kid's Guide to Social Action by Barbara A. Lewis, Free Spirit Publishing, 1991. * For more interesting facts about the environment and things you can do to help, check out our 1994-1995 Environmental Almanac almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. (SW 12/9/94). |
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