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Eco-Recycling for a Better Tomorrow: The Mission of the Green Education Foundation
“If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled, or composted, then it should be restricted, designed or removed from production.” – Pete Seeger, Folk Singer & Social Activist The Green Education...
Plastic by the Numbers
The case for recycling is strong. The bottom line is clear. Recycling requires a trivial amount of our time. Recycling saves money and reduces pollution. Recycling creates more jobs than landfilling or incineration. And a largely ignored but very...
Branching Out: Silliman Community Park Tree Planting Day
“Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven’t done a thing. You are just talking.” ― Wangari Maathai May was the month for tree planting and I had the opportunity to participate in a...
Hygiene is Dignity: The Power of Basic Essentials
“Hygiene is dignity. When people are able to maintain their personal hygiene, they are able to maintain their dignity. When we provide hygiene services, we are providing more than just a shower or a toothbrush – we are providing a reminder...
Eco-Recycling 101: Making a Difference in Our Daily Lives
“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” – Fred Rogers Eco-recycling is a way to recycle and reuse materials without harming the environment. This practice involves collecting, sorting,...
Happy 2025 from Team Project Jatropha!
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Jane Goodall Happy New Year from Team...
Project Jatropha Expresses Gratitude to Ms. Hannay, Development Officer of the City of Fremont!
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” – Winston S. Churchill As 2024 comes to a close, I was honored to visit Ms. Paula Manczuk-Hannay again today to express our deepest gratitude for her unwavering support....
COP29 Breakthrough: $300 Billion Climate Funding Deal Reached Among Nations
“Twenty-five years ago people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today we have no excuse.“ – Desmond Tutu The journey to the $300 billion annual climate funding agreement began with the previous...
UC Berkeley Scientists Make Major Breakthrough in Carbon Capture Technology
The scientists at UC Berkeley have made a major discovery in carbon capture and storage with COF-999, a special yellow powder. This innovation can transform how we fight climate change by capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air. COF-999 has...
Project Jatropha’s Winter Support (09/05/2024)
“Homelessness is not a choice, but a circumstance. Let’s choose compassion and empathy instead.” – Deborah Padgett, Professor of Social Work As part of Project Jatropha’s ongoing humanitarian mission, I was happy to revisit...