Add Eco-Smart Consumer to Your Web Site!

Now you can add the Eco-Smart Consumer blog to your Web site through what's called a widget. It sounds complicated but couldn't be easier.

Just click on "Get Widget" on the bottom of the image you see here. You will be given some html code to copy and paste into your own Web site wherever you would like the Eco-Smart Consumer blog information to appear. It will look just like what you see here, and will automatically update each time a new blog post is added.

It's informative, it's fun, it's easy, it will spruce up your site...and you'll be totally techno-savvy!

U.S. House Passes No Child Left Inside Act

On September 18th, H.R. 3036, the No Child Left Inside of of 2008, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 239 to 109! For more details visit the No Child Left Inside Coalition Web site.

Graduation Project SUPPORT!

Students: Find a Mentor for your Environmental Graduation Project!

Students and teachers interested in completing an environment-related graduation project should check out the NC Graduation Project Support page for a listing of potential mentors and project ideas, as well as information about interactive networking opportunities. Community members interested in becoming a mentor can also complete a short survey in order to have their information listed on the mentor pages.

N.C. State Parks Survey

The N.C. Department of Parks and Recreation wants to hear from you! In order to develop a new five-year system-wide plan, the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation is seeking public input. The survey is open until November 7, 2008.

Let them know what you think...

Informed Consumer Update

Many of you have been using our Informed Consumer resources online. We're happy to announce that the Infomed Consumer sections have been given a makeover! They now are easier to navigate and have even more information to help you make informed consumer decisions. We will continue to add to these pages and welcome any comments you may have.

Explore the new Informed Consumer here!

Check out our RSS Feeds

We update several of our online news sections daily, but there was no way for us to let you know which sections had been updated except for occasional e-mails with huge lists of news items. That has all changed!

We have set up all of our news sections as RSS feeds, so now you can be alerted to new stories and resources as they are added. Also, now you can focus on the news sections that are of particular interest to you and won't have to sift through all of the other sections.

Go to http://www.eenorthcarolina.org/rssfeeds.html to get your environmental education and informed consumer news the new, easier way! Even if you do not have RSS feeds set up, you can still view current news stories for each topic by clicking the orange RSS button under each heading.

Never heard of RSS and not sure about this new-fangled technology? It's really EASY to use and can save you lots of time. Go to http://www.eenorthcarolina.org/rssfeeds.html for an explanation of RSS News Feeds and how to get started. There is even a 3-minute video that is free of geek speak to help you out.

Eco-Smart Parent Guide

Check out the new Eco-Smart Parent Guide from the NC Office of Environmental Education! It's a helpful brochure meant to highlight some of the environmental and health issues surrounding your choices as a parent. It provides a top-ten list of helpful resources to get you started learning about the issues and how we can make choices that we feel good about for ourselves and our families. Feel free to print the guide and distribute it wherever you think it may be helpful. As with any of our publications, we're open to feedback on the guide. Enjoy!