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Video Contest Entry

05/03/2009 19:32
Three of us in the club got together and entered a video contest as a way to fundraise for our trip to Punta Mona. The video was for the EPA Water Quality Contest, and would be used to let people know about some of the water pollution problems. Allie, Olivia and I spent an afternoon deciding what to do for the video and filming it. This being the first time we had entered a video contest,
we weren't exactly sure what we were doing, but we had a lot of fun and ended up with an amusing little clip. Our video featured Allie as an ignorant car washer, and Olivia as the superhero Enviro-Girl who stopped Allie from dumping her soapy wash water. The filming was done by yours truly. After it was filmed, Olivia took the time to edit and upload it. Interested in seeing it? Check it out on YouTube - it's the one by user graciegirl625 with the description: "The tale of a Green Super Hero...". With an "overwhelming number of entries" (EPA website), we may not win, but it was a great experience!

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GKT Meeting #5

04/18/2009 19:41
The last meeting we had was filled with new and exciting information. We talked about Green Up Keene Day which is taking place on Saturday starting at 8 so hopefully a lot of peope will be able to come. We also talked about Solarfest. Solarfest is a program that KSC is organizing and putting on. Laura and Lucy said that they would love to have a booth there so I think that’s the plan for that. We also talked a bit about this video contest that we are participating in. Laura, Olivia and Allie were planning on taping the video on Friday after school and then editing sometime over vacation, so if anyone is interested in helping that'd be great. We also had a guest speaker, Holly Gowdy. She is the 4H program coordinator for this part of NH. Holly heard about us from Barb at 24 Carrots, so she came to see what we were all about and volunteered to help with anything that we need.

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GKT Meeting #4

04/03/2009 14:29
In meeting number 4 we were able to get a lot of things done and talked about. An update about the Recycling Center was announced: we will be making further plans to volunteer there over the weekends about twice a month and we will still be helping with taking book covers off old books and recycling them. We also talked about Green Up Keene Day, which is going to be happening on April 18th. The person in charge of the event will be giving us a route that we will be taking and we will be picking up trash along that route. Lucy also mentioned that we will be having our first bake/products sale in front of Hannah Grimes this Saturday starting at 11:30, so please come! One of the last things we talked about was the movie contests. We have already missed one but we have one that we would love to enter in. The deadline is April 22 and Olivia is planning on getting that organized, so please talk to her more about that if you are interested in participting!

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GKT Meeting #3

03/23/2009 14:23
Today we talked about many new oppurtunities that are opening to us. Alishia talked to the recycling center and they said that they could use help with recycling books, so that will be something that we can help out with over the weekends. Lucy also mentioned that there were 3 possible online contests that we could apply for. All of the contests involve making a one minute-long movie talking about why its important to be green and keep our planet safe and healthy. We also have a new product-making idea that Lucy and her mother came up with. We are going to be creating what are called Woolly Eggs. They are fun, creative music makers, but they can be used for many other purposes.

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Blackle

03/20/2009 19:18
With new technology spreading rapidly everywhere, some people might think that it is impossible to save energy technology-wise. Well, I've found something that can help us to get greener with just the click of a mouse. It's called Blackle.com. You know how so many people use Google.com to search for pictures and information? Did you ever wonder how much engery that uses just to load the webpage? A lot.

Thats why they’ve invented Blackle. Blackle.com is a website that was created by the same people who came up with Google. It is pretty much the exact same system, it just uses less energy because it doesn’t fill your screen with white. Pretty cool right? It's really easy to use too. You just go to Blackle.com to access the website. It's that easy! So if you are looking for a way to save energy but don't really have time, then how about changing the way we use energy and check out Blackle.com.

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Save Energy--This Means You

02/20/2009 18:51
Today I helped the environment, and it wasn't even that hard. When I was in my house I noticed that there were many lights on that didn't need to be, so I turned the ones off that didn't need to be on. By turning off some lights in my house I was conserving energy.
 
A lot of people make the assumption that by 'going green' you have to sacrifice a lot and it is very difficult to do. But in reality it really isn't. Sometimes you do have to sacrifce things, but thats a part of life.
 
So next time you're at home think about turning off an extra light that isn't being used, think about taking shorter showers, think about ways that you can help save our planet. Cause it only takes one person to make a huge impact in the world.


 

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