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EarthEcho International Kicks Off 2012 With New Resources Added To The Water Planet Challenge Site

January 19, 2012

On January 25 at 2:00 PM EST, EarthEcho will partner with Discovery Education, the leading provider of high quality, curriculum-based digital content and professional development resources, to host a food-focused webinar featuring Philippe Cousteau, Jr.  The webinar will explore the environmental and community impact of daily food choices and include commentary from guest experts Brent Kim—content developer on Teaching the Food System (www.jhsph.edu/teachingfood)—and Ralph Loglisci of Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.  Based on the What’s On Your Fork? Action Guide, the webinar will give participants a new perspective on issues associated with modern industrial food production and its environmental impacts.  To sign up for the What’s On Your Fork? webinar and download the Action Guide, go to www.waterplanetchallenge.org.  For teachers and students interested in learning …

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The Do Something Awards are now accepting applications for 2012

January 17, 2012

The Do Something Awards are now accepting applications for 2012. Do Something is a national nonprofit organization that inspires young people to believe that change is possible, and trains, funds, and mobilizes them to be leaders who measurably strengthen their communities. The Do Something Award identifies exceptional young social entrepreneurs, activists, and community leaders who have a significant social impact. Five nominees will receive a $10,000 community grant, participation in the Do Something Awards TV show, media coverage, and continued support from DoSomething.org. Of those five winners, one will be selected to win the Grand Prize and will receive a total of $100,000 towards his or her cause or organization. The application deadline is March 1, 2012. Visit the Do Something website for application information. Click here or on read more for more information and how to apply.

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EarthEcho CEO Philippe Cousteau Interviewed on Go Green Radio

January 13, 2012

EarthEcho International president and CNN International Correspondent Philippe Cousteau and CBK Associates’ Cathryn Berger Kaye recently conducted an interview with Go Green Radio host Jill Buck. The podcast focuses on What’s On Your Fork, a new series of EarthEcho International resources that helps educators and students explore the environmental and community impact of daily food choices as they consider implementing a Meatless Monday campaign. Listen to the podcast at http://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/58454/cnn-international-correspondent-philippe-cousteaus-new-food-education-program. To download the free What’s On Your Fork? Action Guide, visit www.WaterPlanetChallenge.org.

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EarthEcho CEO Philippe Cousteau Interviewed for The Huffington Post

December 06, 2011

Explorer, social entrepreneur and environmental advocate, Philippe Cousteau is the 31-year-old son of Jan and Philippe Cousteau Sr., and the grandson of Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Philippe is continuing the work of his legendary family through EarthEcho International, the non-profit organization he founded with his sister and mother to empower youth to take action that restores and protects our water planet. EarthEcho recently launched the What's On Your Fork? as part of their Water Planet Challenge. Youth are equipped with an information-packed action guide that they can use to organize a Meatless Monday campaign in their schools, homes and communities. Support and content was provided by the Toyota USA Foundation, Discovery Education, Participant Media and the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. Click here to read the interview on Huffington Post

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Planet Connect Announces New Grants for Engaged Youth

December 05, 2011

Whether you’re in a city, rural area or a suburb, wildlife is all around you. In many places, wildlife faces challenges. Are you a high school student with a creative idea for conserving and protecting wildlife and its habitat in your community? Planet Connect is offering high school students grants of $1,000 to implement their problem-solving projects and participate in a local internship focused on wildlife conservation.

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EarthEcho CEO Philippe Cousteau to host CNNi Going Green Special on the Everglades

December 01, 2011

Tune in to CNNi this week to catch EarthEcho CEO and CNN Special Correspondant Philippe Cousteau host CNN's Going Green special focused on the everglades Show times: Saturday December 3: 13:30 & 21:30 Sunday December 4: 08:30, 17:30 & 22:00 Wednesday December 7: 05:30 All times GMT

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EARTHECHO INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES FOOD-FOCUSED WHAT’S ON YOUR FORK? ACTION GUIDE

November 15, 2011

Does what you eat really have impact on our planet? Could mealtime choices actually help promote clean drinking water? What’s On Your Fork? is a new free downloadable Action Guide and collection of supplementary educational tools from EarthEcho International designed to help educators and students explore the environmental and community impact of daily food choices. This new resource is part of EarthEcho’s Water Planet Challenge, a web-based interactive program exploring a myriad of topics that engage and empower middle and high school-aged youth to design, create and implement service-learning projects in their communities. 

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EarthEcho CEO Philippe Cousteau selected as Panelist at White House Event

October 31, 2011

The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) today announced the keynote speakers and plenary session panelists who will kickoff the 2011 GreenGov Symposium, to be held October 31 – November 2, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.  Nancy Sutley, Chair of CEQ, will deliver welcoming remarks, and Jack Lew, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will deliver the first keynote address of GreenGov 2011.  The first day plenary session will feature clean energy and green leaders, including award-winning journalist and associate professor at the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Simran Sethi, and renowned explorer, social entrepreneur, and environmental advocate Philippe Cousteau Jr. among others to discuss how they see the Federal Government can lead by example in sustainability.

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