Green+Project+Ideas

=Green Project Brainstorm= Each environmental science student was required to brainstorm ten ways their school or community could positively impact the local environment.

Chris: 1. have someone go around school and pick up all recycled paper. 2. plant flowers and plants around town. 3. try to convince people to car pool. 4. have heat reduced same heat. 5. dont use as much electricity when u not in a room shut it off. 6. have like community clean up at least once or twice a month. 7. see if the city will put more trash cans around town for the people that walk and run who carry empty waters or gatorade.

Ashley: 1. Solar power to make up for extra energy to run computers. 2. Shut off lights in classrooms as much as possible. 3. Rebuild the wetlands. 4. Recycle all plastic, cans, and bottles. 5. Plant trees around the new building when it is done. 6. Lower room temperature with the thermostat. 7. Use cold water whenever possible. 8. Have more citywide cleanups. 9. Look into wind power to run outside lights(football). 10. Insulate buildings to retain heat.

Tyler: 1. unplug appliances when your not using them 2. Wash clothes in cold water when ever possible 3. Use drying rack or clothesline to save energy 4. Take shorter showers to reduce water use 5. Install a low flow shower-head 6. Make sure you have faucet aerator on each faucet 7. Walk or bike when ever you can go around town pick up cans 8. Buy in bulk 9. Share power tools and other appliances 10. Keep your cell phones and computers as long as you can.

Mike: 1.buy efficient showerheads 2.bring home green plants 3. recycle cameras an camcorders 4.adjust fridge temps so they dont eat up the electricity 5.use compact fluorescent lightbulbs. 6. recycle smart like furnture to electronics. 7. get nongasoline powered lawn mowers. 8 get solar energy for when its really sunny. 9. plant flowers and shrubs 10. buy a labtop use less power then desktop

Amber: 1. One can go around town pick up cans and bottles. 2. Go around and trash that people trough around the town. 3. don't have the water going, so just turn in off. 4. Ask people help to keep the town clean. 5. Go around, pick up trash and glass around the park. 6. Help keep the school clean. 7. Help keep the parking lot clean.

Adam: 1) get boxes around the school for plastic bottles. 2) have people go around the school and pick up the recycles. 3) plant flowers around sigourney 4) clean up sigourney. 5) have people carpool. 6) have an assembly about picking up trash and taking care of the school and the community. 7) have people from the school walk around sigourney and clean up and help the elders with raking leaves and other stuff they need done.