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> Young Voices for the Planet Facebook page

> Young Voices for the Planet YouTube page

> Our Founder and Director, Lynne Cherry's website

> The Book: How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming

News & Reviews:

Climate Conversions: Youth Using Media to Take Climate Change Action

Lynne Cherry: Digging in the Dirt, by Katherine Pierpont of Essential Learning Products

> Eco-Author Lynne Cherry Launches Young Voices for the Planet DVD at NAAEE Conference in Raleigh, NC Oct. 12-15

> A Review from the Goethe Institute which includes many more Climate
Education Resources

See the Websites of the young people in the movies:

Team Marine — These students in Santa Monica got a ban on plastic bags bu they're doing many other environmental projects, too

> Green Ambassadors — Learn how you can green your school from these California teens

> Plant for the Planet — Felix Finkbeiner's website can help you plant trees, too!


Other non-profit links:

> GreenMyParents — young people show their parents easy ways to save energy and money

> Dream In Green —  a non-profit that can help your Florida schools do an energy audit and figure out how to reduce your carbon footprint

> Alliance to Save Energy — a non-profit that can help your California school (and some other states, too) do an energy audit and figure out how to reduce your carbon footprint

> Young People's Trust for the Environment — a charity which aims to encourage young people's understanding of the environment and the need for sustainability

> Climate Solutions Consensus

> Dream in Green, a Miami-based nonprofit organization helping schools go green, recently showed the "Dreaming in Green" video in Jakarta, Indonesia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcxLhrlVwE8

Check out the links to Young Voices for the Planet on the websites of these other conservation and education organizations:

> National Science Foundation
www.gk12.org/2010/11/10/young-voices-on-climate-change/

> The Jane Goodall Institute
www.rootsandshoots.org/newsevents/news?nwsid=230E3EB8-0F92-3E71-F4A0-6A31B7441000

> National Education Association
www.neagreenschools.groupsite.com/main/summary

> NEEF Climate Change Resources
www.eeweek.org/resources/climate_change.htm

> The Climate Institute
www.climate.org/programs/education/youngvoices.html

> National Council for Science and the Environment
www.ncseonline.org/conference/greeneconomy/cms.cfm?id=3202

> Green Schools Initiative
www.greenschools.net/article.php?id=181

> Earth Island Institute
www.broweryouthawards.org/article.php?id=116

Awards for Kids Making a Difference:

> THE GLORIA BARRON PRIZE

If you know of a young person who is making a difference in the world,
please nominate them for the Gloria Barron Prize.
www.barronprize.org/how-nominate

The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes,  founded by author T. A.
Barron in honor of his mother, recognizes outstanding young leaders who
have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet.

These young people reflect great diversity: They are female and male,
urban and rural, and from many races and backgrounds.

To learn more about the Prize go to: www.barronprize.org

Congratulations to winners of The Gloria Barron Prize including the
star of "Kids vs Global Warming", Alec Loorz.

> THE BROWER YOUTH AWARD

The Brower Youth Award recognizes six young people in North America annually for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and environmental justice advocacy.

To learn more, go to: The Brower Youth Awards website

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