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WISHING ALL OUR SCHOOLS A GREAT SUMMER!

$4.09 A GALLON? OUCH.  PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT AND SAVE TOO
SEE BELOW FOR A GREAT SUMMER TIP.



Green School student checks tire pressure with a tire gauge you can get at any auto supply store. This can save 10 percent of gasoline costs and is so easy to do.  Winter conditions deplete the air in your tires. Great Idea especially before vacation trips.  Lighter load save money too.


BATTERY FACTOID  Batteries contains some toxic metals including cadmium, lead and mercury.  Never throw out old batteries. They leach out into our water table and streams.  Schools and individuals can drop off old batteries at Batteries Plus locations.

2014 Michigan Green Schools Goal Cut food waste.  160 billion dollars of edible food is thrown out every year in the US.  It is the second largest waste item in landfills.  It costs energy dollars to dump, costs school lunch programs billions, and the gases from food waste gives off twice as much greenhouse gas as fossil fuels.  One simple step in schools--encourage students to take only what they want to eat in going through the cafeteria line.  Students can help too by designing informational signs for school.

The EPA estimates that only 15 percent of clothing and fabric items are recycled.  It is a great time of year for schools to do a clothing and shoe drive with Planet Aid.  They deliver free bins and provide free pick up.  It is a recycling point schools can earn this school year.  Go to PlanetAid.org to get started.


                                 MICHIGAN GREEN SCHOOL PATCH FOR 2014
                      LOOK FOR THE 2014-15 EMBLEM COMING SOON TO THIS SPOT

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The traditional patch for 2014 is for 10 points of achievement. Emerald is 15 and Evergreen, the highest honor, is 20.

While visiting the MI Green Schools website you'll find lots of resources to help your school become a Michigan Green School. You'll find great ideas on how to get started and what activities they can do to to qualify for the 2013-14 school year.  See this information on the Green Activities page and  PixGallery.                                                 

 We have provided a list of current county coordinators for the 2013-14 school year. If your county does not have a coordinator, contact Michigan Green Schools and we will aid you in becoming a official green school with the flag and signed certificate from the governor.

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JULY ENERGY IDEA  Turn off the compressor units in drinking fountains not used in schools during the summer.  This saves energy dollars.  Make sure to turn off air conditioning in parts of building not used especially when many schools leave doors open for moving items in the summer months.  Closing classroom doors helps too.

JULY GREEN IDEA Prepare collection bins to recycle more kinds of items when school starts.  Shoes and clothes can be collected and picked up with Planet Aid for free.  Glue bottles can be recycled.  Batteries can be collected. Just make sure they are packed together when moved to avoid sparking.  Broken crayons create huge amounts of lead based waste.  Go to Crazycrayons.com to find how to recycle these.
  
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Updating green media materials earns schools one point toward green certification. For more details on purchasing this MGS  book, click on the picture.

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The Mackinac Bridge connecting our two peninsulas and our Michigan Green Schools from Berrien Springs to Keeweenaw.

Jefferson Elementary student showing her endangered animal project. Nice work in Manistee,

Beautiful native butterfly garden at Clarksville Elementary in Ionia County.

Kaiser Elementary student in Macomb County uses an MGS flowerpot maker to start his seedlings for the school garden.

And the winner is...A panda. Students at Pleasant Lake Elementary, Bloomfield Hills vote to adopt an endangered species. This earns them a green school point for their application.

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Students from Stambaugh Elementary, Iron River created a milk jug cat bed recycling project.

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Website updated July 23, 2014