We decided that for our 4 Days in May project, and our action project, we would create a Greenhouse and Composting System for NVHS. We thought this would be a good thing to do because, after we are all gone from NVHS, future students would have a CE or Workshop that focused on the concepts… Read more »
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Sustainable Businesses – CAP 3rd Quarter, 2007
This quarter, CAP chose to work with local businesses in order to help them become more sustainable. However, in order for us to offer anyone advice on sustainability, we thought it’d be a good idea to figure out exactly what a sustainable business is! Sustainable Business Over the course of two weeks of research, we… Read more »
Sustainable Businesses Action Project, 3rd Quarter 2007
This quarter, CAP chose to work with local businesses in order to help them become more sustainable. However, in order for us to offer anyone advice on sustainability, we thought it’d be a good idea to figure out exactly what a sustainable business is! Sustainable Business Over the course of two weeks of research, we… Read more »
Study Shows Giving to Charity is Good for the Brain
The good feeling you get when you donate to your favorite charity could be your brain patting you on the back. A team of psychologists and economists from the University of Oregon has found that donating to charity activates a part of the brain associated with pleasure. The study, published in the journal Science, represents… Read more »
Stop the Mud Snails! CAP 2nd Quarter, 2007
The Issue The New Zealand Mud Snail is an invasive species that has been spreading through Western United States rivers and lakes for over a decade now. Recently, this species has been detected in a section of Boulder Creek and one other river in Colorado. Because this species is so resilient both in and out… Read more »
Carbon Neutral – CAP 1st Quarter, 2007
This quarter’s CAP class’ action project focused on educating people about the practice of being “carbon neutral” and supporting renewable energy sources. In order to do this we studied conventional energy sources, alternatives to these, and what it means to be carbon neutral. In order to fully understand carbon neutrality you have to know how the… Read more »
Green Fact: June 19, 2007
If every U.S. household replaced one roll of regular paper towels with 100 percent recycled ones, we’d save 544,000 trees. Source: Green Life – http://sierraclub.typepad.com/greenlife
CAP-14 Post-Test Survey, 4th Quarter 2007
As the quarter comes to a close, I want to get some open and honest feedback from the 4th Quarter 2007 CAP class to improve the CAP for future students. This information will not affect your grade, but please take it seriously. It will be reviewed by the school, the Cottonwood Institute, and this information… Read more »
New Zealand Mud Snail Action Project, 2nd Quarter 2006
The Issue The New Zealand Mud Snail is an invasive species that has been spreading through Western United States rivers and lakes for over a decade now. Recently, this species has been detected in a section of Boulder Creek and one other river in Colorado. Because this species is so resilient both in and out… Read more »
Quote for Tuesday, May 29, 2007
"Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am– a reluctant enthusiast…a part time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it is still… Read more »
