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Eco-Teams

        

Heart of the Earth Is Seeking Participants for Neighborhood-Based Eco-Teams

 

Call 668-1364 if you're interested in leading or joining a team,  or e-mail lucyann@heartoftheearth.org

 

What is an Eco-Team?

It is a structured four-month program to help a small group of friends, family and neighbors to put environmental knowledge to work in their lives. Developed by Global Action Plan, the program has helped thousands of households in 17 countries to take actions to develop sustainable lifestyle practices.

An easy-to-use workbook outlines actions that will make a difference in six areas: reducing garbage, water efficiency, energy efficiency, transportation efficiency, eco-wise consuming, and empowering others. Teams meet eight times at two-week intervals over a four-month period as they implement changes in their households.

Global Action Plan provides a before and after measurement of your household’s impact. Eco-Team participants around the country report

  • 41 – 51% less garbage sent into the waste stream
  • 25 – 34% less water used
  • 9 – 17% less energy used
  • 16 – 20% less fuel used for transportation
  • and a financial savings of $265 - $389.

The United Nations Environmental Program recognizes the program, and gives "Global Citizenship Awards" for taking a certain number of actions.

For more information on Eco-Teams go to Global Action Plan at http://www.globalactionplan.org

Here’s what people are saying about the Eco-Team program:

The EcoTeam Program is the most practical and well implemented program to help people create environmentally sustainable lifestyles."
Daphne Gemmill, Exec. Dir., Project Earthlink, NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce

"I've lived in the neighborhood for 21 years, but getting to know my neighbors started three years ago with an EcoTeam. We knew a lot of people by sight, but now we know them much better. There is a lot more friendliness on the streets now. It's given us the feeling of being embedded in the community and having roots. I highly recommend the neighborhood EcoTeam process."
Sarah Conn, West Newton, MA, EcoTeam member

"The EcoTeam Program has demonstrated results... it can make a real difference. In our work with communities across America this is exactly the sort of tool for which they are searching."
Molly Olson, Executive Director,
President’s Council on Sustainable Development

 

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