The Power of Youth : Empowering Teens to Take Action and Help the Environment
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE LEXUS ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE

Lexus and Scholastic are pleased to announce the winners of the 2007-2008 Lexus Environmental Challenge! With amazing presentations, in-person and online networking and more, the winning teams of the Lexus Environmental Challenge tackled issues that ranged from global warming awareness to informing their communities about the critical importance of water conservation.

For their extraordinary displays of environmental activism, the students, teachers, and schools of the Grand Prize-winning teams will be awarded $75,000, while the First Place teams will receive $50,000! See the slideshows below detailing the teams' success,

Stay tuned for details about the 2008-2009 Lexus Environmental Challenge! Or join the mailing list for Year 2 of the Lexus Environmental Challenge.
Email us at environmentalchallenge@scholastic.com so we can keep you apprised of updates!
More than $1 Million in Scholarships and Grants will be awarded throughout the program! No Purchase Nescessary



Encourage students to research and explore these books and Web sites for more information about the environment and how they can get involved!

Books
The Green Book, by Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen, 2007

Take Action! A Guide to Active Citizenship, by Marc Keilburger and Craig Keilburger

The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essential Skills to Stop Climate Change, by David de Rothschild

An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It, by Al Gore

The Greening of America, by Charles Reich

Websites
Environmental Protection Agency
United Nations Environment Programme
Climate Crises
National Geographic
Do Something
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Which action would you take to help the environment?
Change the lightbulbs in your house to LED bulbs.
Start a compost heap.
Ride your bicycle to school instead of taking the bus.
Use reusable cloth bags instead of paper or plastic when you shop.
All of the above.
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Questions? Email the Lexus Environmental Challenge