Environmental Activitiesfor Change:
- Students, Classrooms & Schools
- Communities & Businesses
By Kerry Dyke
More Action
Less Talk…
Overview
Part 1: For The Classroom
• Let’s think about our actions
• Classroom assignments
• Compass For Sustainability
Part 2: Green Panther Projects
• Environmental Club Projects– Meatless Mondays– Reduction of Bottled Water– Earth Week
• Carrotmob – Changing businesses
Climate Change
You heard the problems, but what about the solutions?
The clock
is ticking
We need action now
I want to help…
but how?
The solution is changing our actions.
Let’s look at our actions.
How do you travel?
How often do you fly?
Most electricity comes from and
OILCOAL
Are you using more than you need?
How many things are left ON in your
home right now?
How far did your food travel?
Is it sprayed with chemicals?
1kg of food uses 80 kg of oil
of greenhous
e gases come from
meat.
18%
Do you even think of saving water?
•Brushing teeth•Shower•Laundry•Food production
How many plastic bags are used in 1 year?
500, 000, 000, 000
How many are you using?
Learn the truth about Bottled Water:
• Loses blind taste tests
• Lower safety regulation
• Cost up to 1000x more
• Eco nightmare
• Health hazard
How much paper did ISB use last
year?
6.6Millionsheets
Improvement over the course
Energy In Your Home
Consumption
Are you an eco shopper?
Compass for Sustainability
• Decision Making Tool for business & schools• Use in classroom for almost any topic K-12• Simple to learn, easier to implement immediately• Engaging for students and teacher becomes
facilitator• Get a deeper understanding and see other
perspectives on global issues• “not another thing to squeeze into your packed
curriculum”• Focus for your units
Com
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for S
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The End of Part I
Any questions?
Green Panther Projectsgreen-panthers.blogspot.com
• Meatless Mondays
• Reduction of Bottled Water
• Carrotmob – Helping Businesses Ban the Bag
Pledge to go Meatless on Mondays
ISB Earth Week 2011
Water: Bottled vs. Tapped
• Taste• Safety• Environment• Myth vs. Truth• Cost
ISB Blind Taste Test
Bottled Water ISB Filtered Fountain Water
Taste the same
116 210 53
True or False?All bottled water comes from clean pristine rivers that flow down mountains.
False
• 40% of bottled water is actually tap water.
• Desani (from Coca Cola) Aquafina (from Pepsi)Both are tap water!!
What about
our water?
It’s filtered tap water.
Safety
• The bottle is actually dangerous.• Bisphenol A (BPA), found in many plastic bottles and water
coolers contains estrogens.– Estrogens are female hormones and has been linked to breast and
ovarian cancers and childhood developmental problems.
• Phthalates, which are known to disrupt testosterone and other hormones, can leach into bottled water over time.
• ISB reusable bottles are BPA & Phthalates free.
Environment:a nightmare from beginning to end
Bottled water causes over 60 million plastic bottles to be produced, filled, transported and disposed of "every day" in America. That’s just in USA.
Less than 20% of bottles get recycled.
It takes 3 times as much water to produce the bottle as it does to fill it.
Cost1 ISB bottle =
350 baht
183 school days / year
20 baht/Crystal bottle
20 x 183 = 3660
1 Crystal each dayfor the year =
3660 baht
Water changes at ISB
• 2 new water dispensers at the gym and cafeteria for you to refill your own water bottle.
• Bookstore sells water bag & bottles for 350 baht.
– BPA FREE– Phthalates Free
• Crystal water will double from 10 baht to 20 baht.
66% reduction in
bottled water since the campaign
ISB Earth Week 2011
Bottle Sales / day
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
BeforeAfter
Tap & Print
• New system that allows you to print from any printer with just a tap of your card.
• This has significantly cut down on wasted printing in the library and will now do it throughout school.
ISB Earth Week 2011
April 22: International Earth Day
April 25-29: ISB Earth Week
ISB Earth Week 2011
Eco Movie: SharkwaterChevron Theater Thursday, April 21
Show times: 2:10 & 3:30
Green Line
Organic Food
WHAT IS IT? HOW DOES IT WORK?CAN YOUR SCHOOL DO IT?
bangkok.carrotmob.org
END OF PART IIAny Questions?
Sites for the presentation: • Sites for the presentation:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GrQTv5aPly-F_hmmwpthxJEAb6T6wKUF3PXQaa7BEG8/edit?hl=en&authkey=CPzZlsQL
Facebook (Ban the bag): http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=96682690774
Carrotmob http://bangkok.carrotmob.org/
Prezi – Ban the bag http://prezi.com/y9-yb3uxqfvl/carrotmob-ban-the-bag/
Green Panthers http://green-panthers.blogspot.com/
Energy in the Home –https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dXp_QFvCSFX_jVFbWIeK_sGZFvRCX6GqQC39zwP9474/edit?hl=en&authkey=CPn_iPID
My Eco Footprinthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1qN3_WsCAo9NzPOPj76ClpIqmG1-xktZwDRKVmo6y1No/edit?hl=en&authkey=CP7YnOUL
How much do I consume in a day?https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J9ZlHzDJ8F5iNlKa1bLfPX8AzgbkeK_v5FgXX0FoPp0/edit?hl=en&authkey=CL7GnJ0E
Eco Shopper Scavenger Hunthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/10kgNpuqZCfedAYVzM7zNd_FxHEv2CZWJMsu3oi1dISE/edit?hl=en&authkey=CNG69tIH
Compass of Sustainability - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DzbY6h29o5R3jg0FPW7JQ_IbTCIoWnSJa4xem38DFvA/edit?hl=en&authkey=COr2gRY
Becoming a Compass School http://www.atkisson.com/resources/category/compass-schools/
Eco changes at ISB: https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AcMNV7mDlxaEZGQzMjQ5OGRfOGZjN2NzZ2Nw&hl=en
What can you and your school do?
Class assignmentsCompass for Sustainability
Eco Projects - Meatless Mondays - Bottled Water - Ban the bags
Carrotmob Concept