EPA launches new website to help kids identify healthy fish to eat

The EPA has launched an interactive website, targeting families with young children, to educate which fish are safest to eat. The website uses story as a very effective way to deliver the fish advisories. Each story links to the fish advisory page on the EPA’s website. Therefore giving parents a way to follow up after story time.

I like how they sliced it into categories such as the camping trip, shopping trip, and sport fishing trip. Each has a unique story and is relevant to different lifestyles. You do have to wait about 30 seconds for the site to load.

“Our new Web site is a fun way for kids and parents to learn about the importance of fish in a healthy diet and how to choose the healthiest fish to eat,” said Benjamin H. Grumbles,

You can check it out here:
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/kids/

Watch The Story of Stuff! Gather the kids if you got em.

The Story of Stuff, by Annie Leonard, uses a beautiful flash movie to demystify the story of where all our “things” come from. It’s a great wake up call to understand what we are buying. It’s made to explain the process to kids as well so saddle up for the next 20 minutes, this is a good one!

What is the Story of Stuff?

“From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.”
-From Annie Leonard, at http://www.storyofstuff.com/

Watch the video here and then surf the site to see what you can do!

Kids Get Sustainability

Kids get sustainability because it just make sense. No barriers, no politics, it’s beautiful. I think some people have given idealism a bad name. I think it is time to re-think idealism. By saying, “That can never happen,” you instantly limit the possibilities and default to “realism.” It is like giving up on dreams.

“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.” -Lennon