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Go Green Challenge Seeks to Expand Bay Area Competition To 2 Million
SAN FRANCISCO, CA., November 16, 2010 ‐‐ The Go Green Foundation announced today the launch of the Go Green Challenge, a nation wide grassroots call‐to‐action young people’s movement to implement the Bay Area’s Spare Our Planet Program in communities across the country.
Go Green Foundation Teams with Girls Scouts of Northern California
The Go Green Foundation today announced that it is teaming up with Girl Scouts of Northern California to expand the Spare Our Planet interschool competition to more than 50,000 Bay Area students – an increase of ten times the program’s present size. The Girls Scouts of Northern California, with more than 47,000 members, will join the Go Green Challenge campaign to engage their high schools from around the country to reduce their personal carbon footprint.
NPR Quest - Tracking Carbon through Your Cell Phone
A group of high school students in San Francisco are using high-tech GPS cell phones to track their daily carbon footprint - and to gauge their daily environmental risk. The GPS tracks the students' trips and shows them how much carbon they use and are exposed to each week. As cell phones become more powerful, organizers hope to spread this movement virally.
NPR All Things Considered - Students ‘Go Green’ In San Francisco
Go Green, a program in San Francisco schools, gives high school students cell phones that can help them monitor how much carbon they're using. Many say it gives them incentive to walk more and drive less.
SF Chronicle - Phones Help Youths See Impact on Carbon
In the ranking of teenage pursuits, cell phones and social networking usually rate higher than protecting the environment.
