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Students Learn About “The Greening of Corporate America”Jobs for Delaware Graduates (JDG) celebrated the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day in conjunction with its annual Competitive Events Conference at the Dover Sheraton Hotel on April 22. Approximately 250 juniors and seniors from across the state of Delaware were gathered to compete in employment-related skills such as interviewing, telephone techniques, and problem-solving. One special emphasis in JDG classrooms this year has been to educate students on careers related to improving the environment and resource sustainability.
Dr. Susanna Lee, Jobs for Delaware Graduates CEO and President, The featured guest speaker, Mr. Gary Sorin from Interra ...continued
Charter School of Wilmington Wins Envirothon Competition
Camp Arrowhead on Rehoboth Bay provided a picturesque natural setting for an intense day of challenging environmental competition for Delaware Envirothon participants on April 29. Sixteen teams, each comprised of five Delaware high school students, competed for the big win. Each team answered questions, reviewed specimens and took measurements in topics dealing with aquatic ecology, soils/land-use, wildlife, forestry and the protection of groundwater through planning. After more than three hours of testing, Charter School of Wilmington – Team 1 was crowned the 2010 state champion, the fifth consecutive win for the school. Team members worked hard during the school year to prepare for the event. Each team member from the first place team was rewarded with a $3,000 per-year renewable academic scholarship from Wesley College and ...continued
Peace, Love & Horseshoe Crabs
DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center to host ‘Peace, Love & Horseshoe Crabs’ on May 22 The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve, a DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife facility, will host “Peace, Love & Horseshoe Crabs,” a festival celebrating the annual spring spectacle of migrating shorebirds and spawning horseshoe crabs, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 22 at the center and neighboring Cedar Creek Marina in Slaughter Beach. Admission is free. The festivities will feature children’s games, music, crafts and vendors, food and a variety of fun and educational activities at eco-stations set up on the grounds. Visitors will have great viewing opportunities from the center’s large deck ...continued
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A Home RevivalSeeking some green design
inspiration to give your home a new look?
For the past 3 years,
Middletown's spring Designer Show House has showcased local Interior
designers and landscapers who donate their time and talents to transform
an historic property to benefit Middletown Main Street.
Can you help DNREC identify these illegal trash dumpers?
TrashStoppers: DNREC asks public's help in halting illegal trash dumping
in Delaware
If
you recognize the dumper in this photo, please call 800-662-8802 so
DNREC can question him in connection with illegal dumping
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Fresh Food Film Festival--May 15th, Milton Theater
As part of our educational mission, The HLFM is joining with The RBFM to initiate a film festival that will increase our understanding of sustainable local farming. Our first film, Food, Inc., will be shown on Saturday, May 15 at the Milton Theatre.
This Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature takes a long, hard look at our nation's food industry and its highly mechanized underbelly that most Americans don't see. click here for more details
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This past
Saturday at the 17th Annual Holistic Health Fair in Lewes, our booth was
next to Clothes 2 You Cleaners, coastal Delaware’s only eco-friendly
clothes cleaners. This gave me the opportunity to chat with CEO Fernando
N. Guajardo. 