Boeing Essay Contest “Forests: THe Lungs of The World, Can Earth Survive Without Them?” Write a 250 word essay on what effect does a healthy forest have on our earth?

School Garden Mini Grants are now available! Are your students interested in worm composting, organic gardens, reading gardens, or vegetable gardens? Would you like to take the classroom outdoors? Now is the opportunity to apply for a school garden mini grant o help you achieve these goals!

In 2010, MEEC is proud to sponsor its fifth MEEC “Student of the Year” Awards. Each Student of the Year recipient will receive $60.00 in cash, as well as a $60.00 Staples gift card.

MEEC is proud to sponsor its fifth MEEC “Teacher of the Year” Awards. Three winners will be selected to receive this prestigious honor; one first place winner, who will receive $300 in cash and a plaque, and two MEEC “Teachers of Excellence” recipients, who will each receive $100 in cash and plaques.

Sustainability and greening have become buzz words for strategies we must adapt to ensure that planet Earth will continue to have the qualities necessary to support human life. Unfortunately, some issues have become stumbling blocks on the road to sustainability. In this four week course, we will examine a number of them including nuclear energy, cities, genetically-engineered crops, and ocean aquaculture.

Apply today for one of seven teacher scholarships to attend the “Key Issues: Bringing Environmental Issues to the Classroom” training session in beautiful Silverthorne, Colorado this summer!

MEEC, the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD) and the Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA) have a special program to award outstanding environmental science fair projects throughout the High Desert. A MEEC judge will come to your school to award the “Outstanding Environmental Science Fair Project” to one of your students during [...]