Facts About Diesel

Information for Schools

• Cleaner Bus School Enrollment Form
• Sample No-Idling Policy (pdf, 11k)
• Curriculum
• Maintenance Tips (pdf, 181k)

Student Zone

• Join an Action Team

Media Coverage

• Press Releases

Campaign Start-Up Kit

Student Zone

GreenCon 2004 - Kick off the Green School Audit and Network with other Earth-Friendly Students

Saturday and Sunday, April 24^th - 25^th
Camp Icaghowan, Amery, Wisconsin

Registration: $40. Scholarships are available for students in need. Rolling Deadline (April 8^th is the early deadline) until 70 spots are filled.

Carpooling is encouraged. We are working on a bus from the metro area. Call with questions: Cesia Kearns at 612-659-9124 or .

• See GreenCon 2004's agenda (pdf, 375k)
• Download registration form (pdf, 162k)
• Download additional materials (pdf, 298k)
• Download poster (pdf, 383k) to spread the word

What's the Green School Audit?

How much electricity does your school use annually? Does your local school offer students an organic salad bar? Do they recycle? What incentives exist for biking and walking? The Green School Audit provides students with the tools and questions necessary to work with school officials to examine their school's environmental policies. The audit designed by the North Star Student Group compares the impacts and policies of schools throughout the state on the environment, and highlights best practices that students and school officials can use as a model to develop better policies at their school.

Bloomington Jefferson High School, Hopkins High School, St. Paul Central, Patrick Henry High School, Minnetonka High School, Apple Valley School of Environmental Studies, Southwest Minneapolis, and Seward Montessori Elementary students are leading the effort at their schools, and encouraging other students to audit their school. The audit consists of 11 sections with 4-9 questions each. Students interview school officials, compile the information, and then compare their results with other schools. The goal of the Green School audit is to determine best practices, encourage students to think about the impacts they and their schools make on the environment, and result in changes that protect the environment and children's health.

• Introduction, Instructions (pdf, 688k)
• Sections 1-6 (pdf, 181k)
• Sections 7-11 (pdf, 162k)

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW

Green School Picnic
Tuesday, June 15th
Noon - 3pm (we'll have a picnic at noon, meeting starts at 1pm)
Minnehaha Falls Park
Minneapolis, MN

Register: $5 to cover food costs
Call Michelle, 612-659-9124

Meet up with students from schools that completed the Green School Audit and share findings, develop plans of action to make your school more earth-friendly, and have fun!

Announcements & News

School Bus Diesel Goes National!
The Sierra Student Coalition is kicking off a NATIONAL Cleaner School Bus campaign! If you want to get involved in a campaign for cleaner buses in your state, contact Amir Nadav, Sierra Student Coalition Campaign Coordinator, at .

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Are you a high school student concerned about environmental issues? Do you want to take action in your community to make environmental and social change? If the school bus diesel campaign interests you, and / or you want to get involved with other students to make a difference at your school and community, join the Northstar Student Group. Please contact Cesia Kearns at or 612-659-9124.