‘Escape the Urban Heat Island’ Awarded $10,000 Grant From Odwalla’s Plant a Tree Program

New York City Landscape To Receive New Trees Thanks To Online Votes

[New York, NY, June 28, 2012] - For the fifth consecutive year, Odwalla, Inc. has branched out to bring the goodness of trees to cities across the country - including the Escape the Urban Heat Island of the Environment Action Association. The project recently won a $10,000 grant through Plant a Tree program of Odwalla company, which gave people the opportunity to help 10 tree-planting projects earn reforestation grants.
From April 1 to May 31, visitors to www.odwalla.com/plantatree helped make the vision of Escape the Urban Heat Island a reality by casting enough votes to make EAA project one of the top 10 vote recipients out of the 20 eligible projects nationwide. Funds will be used to plant trees in some of NYC needed neighborhood this fall.
"This Odwalla Plant a Tree grant is a great win for our local environment in NYC so we really want to thank everyone who voted for our project," said Soo Greenstein, Manager of Environment Action Associaiton. "It is going to be an area that our community can enjoy for years to come and we certainly encourage everyone to come visit the improved area this fall."
Founded in 2001, the mission of Environment Action Association is to empower, unite people in communities to protect and preserve the environment for our planet. All of EAA’s activities are designed to inform and educate the public so they will act to secure a healthy future for themselves and their children. EAA will start planting trees in the fall with the help from Odwalla’s grant in most needed area in New York City.
With $100,000 in total grant money being donated through its 2012 Plant a Tree program, Odwalla’s five-year tree-planting donations have reached $550,000. Since its inception in 2008, the Plant a Tree program has been one of many ways Odwalla supports the betterment of the environment. Other efforts include the transition of all single-serve 12oz bottles to PlantBottle? packaging, which is 100 percent recyclable and made from up to 100 percent plant-based materials, and the installation of fuel cell technology at its Dinuba, Calif. packaging facility, which reduces the plant’s carbon footprint.

Be Cool with White Roof Project!

Environment Action Association took part in White Roof Project on June 26th 2012.

Under the strong sun, EAA staff members and volunteers rolled up their sleeves to coat and clean up four rooftops on 9th St.Manhattan, NY near theTompkins Square Park.

About 15 people gathered at 9 in the morning, 4 people took charge of each building.
The White Roof Project is a New York City-based non-profit that organizes volunteers to coat roofs white to reduce energy use and combat climate change.

By coating black tar roofs with a white solar-reflective paint, temperatures get lower.
It makes this low cost solution a quick and easy way to cut carbon emissions, reduce risks of ‘brown-outs’, save millions in energy costs, and even save lives.

We are really glad that our participation will speed adoption of cool surfaces by raising public awareness and delivering benefits to buildings!!

EAA joins nationwide Call2Recycle Program!

ENVIRONMENT ACTION ASSOCIATION JOINS NATIONWIDE CALL2RECYCLE PROGRAM TO RECYCLE USED RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES

EAA helping to protect the environment through participation in

North America’s most comprehensive battery recycling program

[New York, NY, 06/20/12] – Environment Action Association has partnered with Call2Recycle^® to make convenient battery recycling available to the community of New York City. The only free rechargeable battery and cell phone collection program in North America, Call2Recycle helps communities like New York operate curbside pick-up and household battery and cell phone collection programs.

“Environment Action Association is joining thousands of community organizations across the country in protecting the environment by providing residents with an environmentally responsible way to safely dispose of used batteries,” said Carl Smith, president and CEO of RBRC, which operates Call2Recycle. “Participating in a battery recycling program is one important way communities can make themselves healthier, safer and more sustainable.”

Rechargeable batteries are a long-lasting, eco-friendly power source for many electronic devices, including laptop computers, cell phones, cordless phones, cordless power tools, Blackberrys and PDAs. Since 1996, 70 million pounds of rechargeable batteries have been collected through Call2Recycle.

Various federal, state and provincial regulations govern the proper disposal of rechargeable batteries and cell phones, naming Call2Recycle in the official legislation as the collection method for eco-safe rechargeable battery and cell phone reclamation and recycling. Call2Recycle is the first battery program to obtain Responsible Recycling^® (R2) certification and e-Steward recognition by the Basel Action Network (BAN) and upholds strict third-party standards for environmental safety and social responsibility.

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About Call2Recycle

Call2Recycle^® is the only free rechargeable battery and cell phone collection program in North America. Since 1996, Call2Recycle has diverted 70 million pounds of rechargeable batteries from local landfills and established a network of 30,000 recycling drop-off locations. Advancing green business practices and environmental sustainability, Call2Recycle is the most active voice promoting eco-safe reclamation and recycling of rechargeable batteries and cell phones. Call2Recycle is operated by the non-profit Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC). Learn more at call2recycle.org or 877.2.RECYCLE.

Winners Smile at 2012 EAA’s International Art Contest

Congratulations on our winners again !!
We are so proud of your outstanding achievement !!
Here’s winner’s smile !!

Bronze Winner: Isora Lithgow, Change Agent

 

Honors Winner: Daniel Chung, A Future Forlorn of Hope

 Honors Winner: Atalanta Shi, Drip Drop, Tick Tock

Honor Winner: Anthony Yoon, Save the Earth

Clean Air Initiative Winner: Shukla Saumya, Save Sparrow; Save  Tomorrow

 CDM-Watch  winners: Soh-hee Park, Ozone Layer Depletion Sprayer

  Earth Action Winner: Soeun Bae, Give a Heart to the Earth

No Impact Project Winner: Yujin Jung, Save the Amazon

River Keeper Winner: Monica Shi, Water Drops of Hope

River Keeper Winner: Wanrong Gu, Turn Off Faucet Today  

River Keeper Winner: Seowoo Kim, Keep the Earth Clean for Babies

350.org Winner: Claudia Jo, One Small Change

EAA’s First collaborative activity with Public School 75!!

The Environment Action Association (EAA) took part in the ‘Spring Carnival’ which was hosted by PS 75  Emily Dickinson School located in Upper West Side of Manhattan.  

The event, an annual spring fair which is prepared for children and their families, was held on Saturday, June 9^th from 12 to 4 p.m. The fair featured not only the usual spring fair activities such as arts, crafts, bouncy rides, DJ music, rummage sales, but it also featured a green fair. 

As one of the green vendors, EAA educated children on ways to be more environmentally responsible in and outside the classroom by presenting activities such as “Wheel of Recycling,” and “Save a Cup, Save the Earth” campaigns. Additionally, enthusiastic volunteers from National Service Fraternity at New York University joined us in promoting eco-friendly living habitual for children and their families. 

We were really glad that we were able to educate the children about the importance of the environment as well as informing them how to make their home and communities a greener place to live.