Resources for Breathe Take Action Projects
Anti Smoking
Is your target audience young people? If so, this article has advice for the best way to get them to listen to your message.
Website with great info on air issues including live air quality maps, advocacy and laws about health and air quality, tips on how to be greener and to quit smoking
https://breathela.org
https://breathela.org
Great useable quote
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"Scent Sense" Aromatherapy
Air Quality - Indoor & Outdoor
www.greenseal.org: The Green Seal is a nonprofit organization that sets environmental standards for products. This organization evaluates products’ compliance with standards and also enables consumers to see what products are Green Seal certified.
www.greenguard.org: The Greenguard Environmental Institute certifies satisfactory indoor air quality in buildings, schools, and construction sites. The resources include information about why indoor air quality is so important and links to articles that stress the importance of good indoor air quality in schools
www.greenguard.org: The Greenguard Environmental Institute certifies satisfactory indoor air quality in buildings, schools, and construction sites. The resources include information about why indoor air quality is so important and links to articles that stress the importance of good indoor air quality in schools
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The danger of hot vehicles for kids & pets
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Electronic Distractions
One of the topics discussed in the Breathe Breathe book is the need to unplug and take a "breather" from electronic distractions. It also covers Media Manners which refers to when you pay more attention to your electronic devices than the people you are actually with.. In the few years since the book was published, the level of distractions has skyrocketed to become a safety issue as described in the articles pictured below the following resource web addresses..
http://www.distraction.gov/ The official US Govt website for distracted driving
http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/distracted_driving/
https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/17/cell-phone-walking-injuries-rise/2824515/
http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/distracted_driving/
https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/17/cell-phone-walking-injuries-rise/2824515/
The Definitive Guides to Avoid Distracted Driving
The following links are to a business websites that contains a very thorough guide to distracted driving including statistics, videos & resources.
The following are distrated driving resources from EducatorLabs.
On behalf of the EducatorLabs team. We’d love to have your eyes on the 8 resources below, all of which aim to protect the precious cargo traveling on our roads every day.
Share these resources, please, to encourage everyone to keep their eyes and ears on the road so that we can all get to our destinations safely:
Distracted Driving: Preventable and Deadly
Hands-free Devices Distract Drivers for 27 Seconds After Use
Distracted Drivers Feel Addicted to Technology Behind the Wheel
Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Distracted Driving Prevention Activism – Information Clearinghouse
Share these resources, please, to encourage everyone to keep their eyes and ears on the road so that we can all get to our destinations safely:
Distracted Driving: Preventable and Deadly
Hands-free Devices Distract Drivers for 27 Seconds After Use
Distracted Drivers Feel Addicted to Technology Behind the Wheel
Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Distracted Driving Prevention Activism – Information Clearinghouse
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Good Take Action Project Idea - School Wide "Distraction Free" pledge
Noise Pollution
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How Iong can you listen to an iPod without hearing damage ? 
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Tree Planting & Environmental Action
Indoor air can be hazardous to your health. But you can breathe easier with the help of your green friends: houseplants. For more info click here.
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www.edibleschoolyard.org: Edible School Yard is an example of an organic school garden in California. This Web site includes plans for gardens, recipes, and links to other Web sites about locally grown foods.
18 Amazing Benefits of Yoga, According to Science
https://www.jenreviews.com/yoga/
www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/programs/details/in_schools:
Slow Food USA has examples of projects that meet community needs, such as cooking classes and school trips to local farms.
www.lifelab.org: Life Lab gives tips for planting a school garden and has publications about school gardens.
www.kidsgardening.org: Classroom project ideas, resource directory, and grant opportunities for kids’ gardens in the community.
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www.eeweek.org/resources/garden_curricula: The National Environmental Education Week Web site offers lesson plans about gardening and green space for each grade level of Girl Scouting.
www.californiareleaf.org: Non‐profit whose mission is to empower grassroots efforts and build partnerships that preserve, protect, and enhance California’s urban and community forests.
www.americanforest.org Works with local partners to restore forest ecosystems.
www.publiclandsday.org: NPLD is the nation’s largest hands‐on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. Join us for the next NLPD on September 24, 2011.
www.americanhiking.org: American Hiking Society’s signature trail awareness program, National Trails Day (NTD), inspires the public and trail enthusiasts nationwide to seek out their favorite 24 trails to discover, learn about, and celebrate trails while participating in educational exhibits, trail dedications, etc.
www.caltrees.org: To support partners California communities involved in environmental education and concerned about their natural communities, especially forests.
www.woodlandtree.org: Dedicated to improving Woodland through the planting of trees. Organization sponsors a variety of tree planting activities.
Additional Online Resources
www.sustainablesites.org: Sustainable Sites explains why sustainability is important by focusing on the ecosystem. The Web site includes descriptions of case studies of successful sustainability projects. The Orange County Great Park case study in California summarizes community participation, performance goals, and lessons learned from designing an environmentally sustainable park.
http://www.centerforgreenschools.org/home.aspx The U.S. Green Building Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community of members, chapters, advocates and practitioners that give voice to our commitment to improve human health, support economies and protect the environment through green buildings.
www.bioneers.org/education: Bioneers Education Community gives examples of successful environmental education projects that create positive change.
www.greenschoolsalliance.org/students/takeaction A non profit whose goal is to create green schools for everyone within this generation
www.nrdc.org: Natural Resources Defense Council has articles about current environmental issues, information on legislative policies, and resources for green living.
www.sierraclub.org/ . There are links to educational organizations, environmental education resources, and information about youth awards.
www.ase.org: The Alliance to Save Energy posts exciting news about the environment and relevant legislation. There is a link to the Green Schools Program that outlines ways to make schools more energy efficient.
www.gogreeninitiative.org: Go Green Schools is a network for schools to help promote stewardship in their communities. There are also resources for schools such as recommended worms for composts. This Web site also has an article titled, “Why Go Green” that explains the environmental, financial, and social benefits of living more sustainably.
www.plt.org: Project Learning Tree is a Web site that helps students to learn “how to think, not what to think, about the environment.” This Web site has many helpful resources and information about each of the focus areas. There are also surveys about resource usage (such as water usage) so that girls can assess how much is being used and how usage can be reduced.
www.earthsky.org: Earth Sky is a partner with Project Learning Tree. This Web site features downloadable podcasts that provide information about the environment and science.
www.nwf.org/wildlife: The National Wildlife Federation helps protect wildlife and promotes sustainability for the future. This Web site provides information about animals and how the focus areas connect to animal welfare and survival. For example, there is an article about eagles and mercury pollution that may inform and inspire projects goals to protect wildlife.
www.myfootprint.org: Individuals can calculate their carbon footprint by entering information such as number of people in household, size of household, number of miles traveled annually,and types of energy sources used.
www.howgreenismytown.org: How Green is my Town?
provides information about climate change, sustainability, and environmental
health at the local level.
www.greeneducationfoundation.org: The Green Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization that strives to promote and enhance environmental education in schools. This foundation helps mobilize communities through National Green Week, Green Thumb Challenge, I Play Green Campaign, and other programs and campaigns.
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/solutions: The CNN Web site has videos about solutions to environmental issues such as playgrounds made from recycled materials like milk jugs, tires, and sneakers.
www.audubon.org: The National Audubon Center Web site provides environmental news and education. With more than 500 chapters around the country, this organization can create effective local connections for councils.
http://www.sidingestimator.org/eco-friendly-siding/ Most of the resources are non-profits. This is a commercial website, but the page listed gives a great educational overview of options for home building and the environmental impact of each choice.
18 Amazing Benefits of Yoga, According to Science
https://www.jenreviews.com/yoga/
www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/programs/details/in_schools:
Slow Food USA has examples of projects that meet community needs, such as cooking classes and school trips to local farms.
www.lifelab.org: Life Lab gives tips for planting a school garden and has publications about school gardens.
www.kidsgardening.org: Classroom project ideas, resource directory, and grant opportunities for kids’ gardens in the community.
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www.eeweek.org/resources/garden_curricula: The National Environmental Education Week Web site offers lesson plans about gardening and green space for each grade level of Girl Scouting.
www.californiareleaf.org: Non‐profit whose mission is to empower grassroots efforts and build partnerships that preserve, protect, and enhance California’s urban and community forests.
www.americanforest.org Works with local partners to restore forest ecosystems.
www.publiclandsday.org: NPLD is the nation’s largest hands‐on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. Join us for the next NLPD on September 24, 2011.
www.americanhiking.org: American Hiking Society’s signature trail awareness program, National Trails Day (NTD), inspires the public and trail enthusiasts nationwide to seek out their favorite 24 trails to discover, learn about, and celebrate trails while participating in educational exhibits, trail dedications, etc.
www.caltrees.org: To support partners California communities involved in environmental education and concerned about their natural communities, especially forests.
www.woodlandtree.org: Dedicated to improving Woodland through the planting of trees. Organization sponsors a variety of tree planting activities.
Additional Online Resources
www.sustainablesites.org: Sustainable Sites explains why sustainability is important by focusing on the ecosystem. The Web site includes descriptions of case studies of successful sustainability projects. The Orange County Great Park case study in California summarizes community participation, performance goals, and lessons learned from designing an environmentally sustainable park.
http://www.centerforgreenschools.org/home.aspx The U.S. Green Building Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community of members, chapters, advocates and practitioners that give voice to our commitment to improve human health, support economies and protect the environment through green buildings.
www.bioneers.org/education: Bioneers Education Community gives examples of successful environmental education projects that create positive change.
www.greenschoolsalliance.org/students/takeaction A non profit whose goal is to create green schools for everyone within this generation
www.nrdc.org: Natural Resources Defense Council has articles about current environmental issues, information on legislative policies, and resources for green living.
www.sierraclub.org/ . There are links to educational organizations, environmental education resources, and information about youth awards.
www.ase.org: The Alliance to Save Energy posts exciting news about the environment and relevant legislation. There is a link to the Green Schools Program that outlines ways to make schools more energy efficient.
www.gogreeninitiative.org: Go Green Schools is a network for schools to help promote stewardship in their communities. There are also resources for schools such as recommended worms for composts. This Web site also has an article titled, “Why Go Green” that explains the environmental, financial, and social benefits of living more sustainably.
www.plt.org: Project Learning Tree is a Web site that helps students to learn “how to think, not what to think, about the environment.” This Web site has many helpful resources and information about each of the focus areas. There are also surveys about resource usage (such as water usage) so that girls can assess how much is being used and how usage can be reduced.
www.earthsky.org: Earth Sky is a partner with Project Learning Tree. This Web site features downloadable podcasts that provide information about the environment and science.
www.nwf.org/wildlife: The National Wildlife Federation helps protect wildlife and promotes sustainability for the future. This Web site provides information about animals and how the focus areas connect to animal welfare and survival. For example, there is an article about eagles and mercury pollution that may inform and inspire projects goals to protect wildlife.
www.myfootprint.org: Individuals can calculate their carbon footprint by entering information such as number of people in household, size of household, number of miles traveled annually,and types of energy sources used.
www.howgreenismytown.org: How Green is my Town?
provides information about climate change, sustainability, and environmental
health at the local level.
www.greeneducationfoundation.org: The Green Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization that strives to promote and enhance environmental education in schools. This foundation helps mobilize communities through National Green Week, Green Thumb Challenge, I Play Green Campaign, and other programs and campaigns.
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/solutions: The CNN Web site has videos about solutions to environmental issues such as playgrounds made from recycled materials like milk jugs, tires, and sneakers.
www.audubon.org: The National Audubon Center Web site provides environmental news and education. With more than 500 chapters around the country, this organization can create effective local connections for councils.
http://www.sidingestimator.org/eco-friendly-siding/ Most of the resources are non-profits. This is a commercial website, but the page listed gives a great educational overview of options for home building and the environmental impact of each choice.
Waste Management Reduce Reuse & Recycle
www.greenschoolproject.com: This is a cartridge‐ and cell‐phone recycling program that partners with schools to promote recycling. There are also lesson plans and printable worksheets on the Web site.
www.stopjunkmail.org: Ways to reduce junk mail and remove your name from mailings. This Web site has templates for letters that you can write to catalogs and credit card offers to reduce junk mail.
www.nationalgreenweek.org and www.eeweek.org: Information about two national environmental weeks aimed at schools and communities and how to make them greener. Girl scout projects can be featured on the Web sites. There are also videos, facts, and resources about the environment and waste.
www.terracycle.net: Resource for upcycling Capri Sun pouches and other drink pouches as well as energy bar wrappers. These unrecyclable products are made into new products such as purses and pencil cases. Candy wrappers and snack wrappers can also be upcycled!
www.thinkgreen.com: Waste Management’s Web site helps educate people about the recycling process in a simplified and interesting way. Learn how waste is transformed to energy and how aluminum cans are recycled.
www.howtocompost.org: A complete source of composting information and articles for beginners to experts, including educational resources for composting in schools, at home and in communities.
www.freecycle.org: A grassroots nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) items for free in their own towns, in an effort to reuse and keep items out of landfills.
www.newdream.org: The Center for a New American Dream’s web site provides resources that helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice. It includes a “green schools” section and highlights reusable water bottle efforts.
www.catalogcancelingchallenge.com: The Catalog Canceling Challenge is a youth effort to cancel unwanted sales catalogs.
www.kab.org: Keep America Beautiful is an organization that combines environmental education with hands‐on stewardship. This Web site provides a network for action projects and gives project suggestions.
Energy Conservation - Buildings
www.southface.org: South Face focuses on energy sustainability projects. Resources include designs for green buildings.
www.usgbc.org: U.S. Green Building Council provides information about greening buildings and LEED certification. There is a link to Build Green Schools.
www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energysmartschools: Schools are a great place to teach children about energy and the environment. This Web site includes suggestions on designing and building green schools.
www.consumerenergycenter.org: Includes energy tips for schools, information about renewable energy, and transportation tips to reduce energy consumption.
www.kidwind.org/lessons/teachers.html: Resources for teaching girls about renewable energy sources.
www.greenroofs.com: A resource portal for green roofs.
www.fueleconomy.gov: The United States Department of Energy gives tips on vehicle energy usage and how to drive more efficiently.
www.epa.gov/greenvehicles: The EPA’s guide to Green Vehicles help people chose fuel‐efficient vehicles to meet their needs. This information can serve as the basis of an educational session in the community.
www.emoregon.org/pdfs/OIPL/OIPL_Kill_A_Watt_fact_sheet.pdf:
This is a PDF file about how to use a Kil A Watt to save energy.
www.energy.ca.gov: This Web site provides information about energy saving projects in California and ways to save energy in your home, school or business.
www.greenschoolproject.com: This is a cartridge‐ and cell‐phone recycling program that partners with schools to promote recycling. There are also lesson plans and printable worksheets on the Web site.
www.stopjunkmail.org: Ways to reduce junk mail and remove your name from mailings. This Web site has templates for letters that you can write to catalogs and credit card offers to reduce junk mail.
www.nationalgreenweek.org and www.eeweek.org: Information about two national environmental weeks aimed at schools and communities and how to make them greener. Girl scout projects can be featured on the Web sites. There are also videos, facts, and resources about the environment and waste.
www.terracycle.net: Resource for upcycling Capri Sun pouches and other drink pouches as well as energy bar wrappers. These unrecyclable products are made into new products such as purses and pencil cases. Candy wrappers and snack wrappers can also be upcycled!
www.thinkgreen.com: Waste Management’s Web site helps educate people about the recycling process in a simplified and interesting way. Learn how waste is transformed to energy and how aluminum cans are recycled.
www.howtocompost.org: A complete source of composting information and articles for beginners to experts, including educational resources for composting in schools, at home and in communities.
www.freecycle.org: A grassroots nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) items for free in their own towns, in an effort to reuse and keep items out of landfills.
www.newdream.org: The Center for a New American Dream’s web site provides resources that helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice. It includes a “green schools” section and highlights reusable water bottle efforts.
www.catalogcancelingchallenge.com: The Catalog Canceling Challenge is a youth effort to cancel unwanted sales catalogs.
www.kab.org: Keep America Beautiful is an organization that combines environmental education with hands‐on stewardship. This Web site provides a network for action projects and gives project suggestions.
Energy Conservation - Buildings
www.southface.org: South Face focuses on energy sustainability projects. Resources include designs for green buildings.
www.usgbc.org: U.S. Green Building Council provides information about greening buildings and LEED certification. There is a link to Build Green Schools.
www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energysmartschools: Schools are a great place to teach children about energy and the environment. This Web site includes suggestions on designing and building green schools.
www.consumerenergycenter.org: Includes energy tips for schools, information about renewable energy, and transportation tips to reduce energy consumption.
www.kidwind.org/lessons/teachers.html: Resources for teaching girls about renewable energy sources.
www.greenroofs.com: A resource portal for green roofs.
www.fueleconomy.gov: The United States Department of Energy gives tips on vehicle energy usage and how to drive more efficiently.
www.epa.gov/greenvehicles: The EPA’s guide to Green Vehicles help people chose fuel‐efficient vehicles to meet their needs. This information can serve as the basis of an educational session in the community.
www.emoregon.org/pdfs/OIPL/OIPL_Kill_A_Watt_fact_sheet.pdf:
This is a PDF file about how to use a Kil A Watt to save energy.
www.energy.ca.gov: This Web site provides information about energy saving projects in California and ways to save energy in your home, school or business.