Mt. Pleasant Science Teacher Hits the Big Time for the Planet

Douglas Jay wins the Garden State Green Award.

Did an after school club called “The Earth Keepers” lead to a prestigious Garden State Green Award (also known as a “Boggie”)? Mount Pleasant Middle School’s Douglas Jay thinks so.  The 6th grade science teacher was selected for the Individual Teacher Award (K-8) in honor of his contributions to preserving the environment. That contribution encompasses his work with The Earth Keepers, including tree plantings, planting flowers around the front of the school, clean-up around MPMS, building and maintaining a garden at the school, composting in the school cafeteria and teacher’s lounge, plus hikes with students and their families.  The Earth Keepers are conducting an experiment to see how much water 6th graders waste from using plastic water …

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Green Scene

Happy Earth Day

What can YOU do to be greener?

Humans are the cause of all environmental issues, and we have the power to solve them. Here are things you can do to become a better environmental citizen. Feel free to post this on your fridge or bulletin board, and try to tackle one item every week. We can all do our part to sustain the Earth and make it a cleaner place. What YOU can do to be a more environmentally conscious citizen: General Consume less: Environmentalists agree that reducing is preferable to reusing and reusing is preferable to recycling. Transportation Reduce Consumption of Utilities: David Harrison has been a member of Millburn’s Environmental Commission for the past seven years and  also sits on the New Jersey Groundwater Protection Committee.

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