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During 2008, our Go Green! series spotlighted the environment. From cars to sports to the ocean and wildlife, we told you what's being done and what you can do to "go green" -- that is, be friendlier to our environment. Plus, we showed you hands-on projects, recognized Scouts for their "green" deeds and more. Take a look at some of the articles from our Go Green! series, and be sure to keep coming back to www.boyslife.org for more Go Green stuff! |
Build a rain barrel
Conserve water by collecting rainwater and using it for your garden or lawn.
Plant a compact vegetable garden
What makes this compact garden so productive is that you will be placing plants close together in squares instead of traditional rows. You can continue to plant as you harvest.
What you’re doing to Go Green!
Conservation and responsible outdoorsmanship is a huge part of being a Scout. Here are some of the things that Boyslife.org readers have told us they are doing or plan to do to GO GREEN!
Go Green! Whiz Quiz
The BL Go Green! series is wrapping up, and by now you’re probably a whiz on going green. But you’re just one person — does it really matter what you do? Put your Go Green! know-how to the test and see how your everyday decisions can add up.
BL Go Green Heroes
Throughout the year, Boys’ Life has profiled those who are making a difference for the environment. Read about these Go Green! heroes.
Make a compost tumbler
Here’s how to tumble your way to rich compost for your garden and plants.
The Earth-friendly community of the future
Welcome to the green, Earth-friendly community of the future. For the past seven months, we have told you how to Go Green! Here’s what our world might look like once we have all gone green. Imagine the possibilities.
Hot Spot
Feeling a little warm lately? The 10 hottest years in recorded history have occurred since 1991. 2005 topped the charts. And animals are feeling the heat.
Make a homemade twig pencil
Twig pencils are fun, easy and cheap to make. And the expressions on your friends’ faces when you start scribbling with a stick will be writetious!
Six projects to do with plastic bottles and jugs
Go Green and recycle empties into fun and useful projects.
Make a solar hot dog cooker
If you curve some aluminum foil just right, you can cook hot dogs with the sun’s heat.
Make a “10,000-Year-Old” Lamp Shade
Cave paintings have been around for thousands of years. Light up your own bedroom “cave” with this torn-paper lamp shade.
Go! Green Team
The sports world is playing a more Earth-friendly game.
Growing Plants Without Dirt
Plants don’t need soil as long as they have five things: food, water, light, air and support. You can provide all five in a hydroponic garden. Here’s how to create your own.
Thinking Outside the Recycling Box
Wait! Don’t just throw that bottle in the recycling bin. You could use it to build your own private island. Across the globe, people are coming up with remarkable — and sometimes zany — new ways to help our environment. Here are some of our favorites.
From Sea to Not-so-Shining Sea
Mouth-watering seafood. Beach and water adventure. A convenient, vast waste dump. Oceans have provided us many things over the centuries, but we are pushing them beyond their limits. Here’s a look at what’s going on in our oceans and how you can help.
Pee Wee’s Reef Rescue
Your mission is simple: Save this reef! Help Pee Wee “Go Green” by snorkeling around the reef and grabbing garbage before his oxygen runs out.
Cool Wheels, Cool Fuels, Cooler Planet
More than 240 million vehicles are on America’s roads today, burning a lot of gasoline and creating a lot of pollution. Eventually, vehicles that use no gas could help us drive into a greener, eco-friendlier future. See a slideshow of some of them.
Getting a Green Grip
Get a grip on what it means to go green. Get the basics on what’s going on with the environment.
Doing His Part (and More) To Save The Earth
Josh Stone shares what it takes to earn a Hornaday Silver Medal — work, work and more work, along with a little help from his friends.
Here are the monthly features from our 2008 Go Green series: |
While you're going green, you might run across some terms you don't know. Here's a Go Green glossary to help. |
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