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USDA New School Lunch Standards Announced By First Lady Michelle Obama & Rachael Ray & Vilsack

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USDA New School Lunch Standards Announced By First Lady Michelle Obama & Rachael Ray & Vilsack

The USDA new school lunch standards were announced yesterday by First Lady Michelle Obama, celebrity chef Rachael Ray, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at the Parklawn elementary school in Alexandra, VA, thus making the days of square pizzas and beef burritos in school cafeterias numbered.

First lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced yesterday that big changes are coming to school lunches, which will be the first changes in more than 15 years to the program. According to the new School Meal Programs Provisions and Other Standards, most school meals will have less sodium, more whole grains along with more fruits and vegetables options as side dishes. The popular pizzas will still be on school lunch lines due to lobbyists from the potato growers and food companies, but they will be made with healthier ingredients. Continue Reading USDA New School Lunch Standards Announced By First Lady Michelle Obama & Rachael Ray & Vilsack Here

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Posted by admin - January 26, 2012 at 8:12 am

Categories: Green Education, Green Health Children, Green Health News, Green Politics News, World News   Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

What can teens do to help out with water conservation ?

What can teens (a group of 10 teens between the ages of 12 – 16)do to help out with water conservation ?

Big things not just turning off the water while brushing your teeth and taking shorter showers.

Also what can we do to spread the word ???

Originally posted 2010-04-25 14:44:00.

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Posted by admin - January 25, 2012 at 10:09 am

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State of the Union Address 2012: Obama Emphasizes Clean Energy and Environmental Policies

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State of the Union Address 2012: Obama Emphasizes Clean Energy and Environmental Policies

In his State of the Union Address 2012, President Barack Obama emphasized clean energy and environmental policies as he clearly laid out his energy agenda in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, promising “responsible development” of domestic oil and natural gas even as he pledged to invest in renewable energy. “We don’t have to choose between our environment and our economy,” he said.

Though he made no mention of Solyndra, the bankrupt solar company that benefited from a government loan program, or Keystone XL, the controversial oil pipeline he rejected to much celebration and criticism last week, the president showed political backbone in refusing to back down from his commitment to investing in developing renewables.

Obama vowed to incentivize manufacturers to make energy upgrades, as well as to green the carbon footprint of the nation’s military. He announced that the Department of Defense will make one of the largest commitments to clean energy in history, with the Navy purchasing enough capacity to power a quarter of a million homes per year. Continue Reading State of the Union Address 2012: Obama Emphasizes Clean Energy and Environmental Policies Here

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Posted by admin - January 25, 2012 at 10:09 am

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Sun Jan 22 2012 Solar Storm Largest Solar Flare Since 2005 Bombarding Earth Now

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Sunday Jan 22 2012 Solar Storm Largest Solar Flare Since 2005 Bombarding Earth Now Photo: SDO

The largest solar storm is hitting us now as a result of Sunday nights solar flare, the largest since 2005. The solar flare occurred at about 11 p.m. EST Sunday Jan 22, 2012 and will hit Earth with three different effects at three different times. The biggest issue is radiation, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center in Colorado.

The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest sun event in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption. The radiation, which comes in the form of protons, erupted out of the sun and are traveling at 93 million miles per hour.

The radiation is mostly a concern for satellite disruptions and astronauts in space. It can cause communication problems for polar-traveling airplanes, said space weather center physicist Doug Biesecker.

Radiation from Sunday’s solar flare arrived at Earth an hour later and will likely continue through Wednesday. Levels are considered strong but other storms have been more severe. There are two higher levels of radiation on NOAA’s storm scale — severe and extreme — Biesecker said. Still, this storm is the strongest for radiation since May 2005. Continue Reading Sun Jan 22 2012 Solar Storm Largest Solar Flare Since 2005 Bombarding Earth Now Here

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Posted by admin - January 24, 2012 at 6:46 am

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Vast Pool of Arctic Fresh Water Could Cool Europe According to British Scientists

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Vast Pool of Arctic Fresh Water Could Cool Europe According to British Scientists

According to British Scientists, a vast pool of expanding Arctic fresh water could cool Europe potentially causing another ice age. This is something that we suspected for some time now, and was portrayed in the movie Day After Tomorrow, however in the movie portrayed, it was much more extreme.

In real life, the scientists have determined that the fresh water pool is expanding and could lower the temperature of Europe by causing the ocean current to slow down. In the movie, the Gulf Stream shuts down altogether, unleashing an abrupt climate shift and the onset of the next Ice Age. Continue Reading Vast Pool of Arctic Fresh Water Could Cool Europe According to British Scientists Here

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Posted by admin - January 23, 2012 at 7:44 am

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Keystone XL Pipeline Deal Rejected By President Obama

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Keystone XL Pipeline Deal Rejected By President Obama - Stands up to big oil - Good for him!

The Keystone XL Pipeline Deal was denied by President Obama, who, acting on a recommendation from the State Department on Wednesday, denied the permit for the contentious Keystone XL pipeline proposal, which would have linked a vast oil deposit in Alberta, Canada, to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast.

In defense of his actions of rejecting the permit, Obama placed blame on the Republicans in Congress, who in using brinkmanship forced passage of a measure late last month requiring the administration to render a decision on the pipeline by Feb. 21. Continue Reading Keystone XL Pipeline Deal Rejected By President Obama Here

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Posted by admin - January 19, 2012 at 9:03 am

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