Young Ecopreneurs in Sustainability – The Young Ecopreneurship and Sustainability (YES), is an 8-week summer immersion program for high school students (ages 15-17), is designed to teach the best practices in social, economic and environmental entrepreneurship through systems-oriented, real-world, scenario-based learning opportunities. Expeditionaries gain a comprehensive understanding of the effect our society has on the environment as they acquire life-long leadership development and interpersonal communication skills. Expeditionaries also obtain hands-on experience with emerging renewable energy and clean technology solutions, learn the fundamentals of business administration and social entrepreneurship, and key strategies to help people, protect the planet for economic prosperity. Expeditionaries are further introduced to the importance of investing their time, resources, and talents in their respective community(s) and serving as positive role models.
SWITCH Project – The SWITCH is a turn-key green career readiness program designed to prepare economically challenged and socially disconnected young adults (ages 18-26) for entry-level positions in energy efficiency and renewable energy careers. SWITCH also offers a cost-effective way to increase residential energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through incremental behavior change and community participation in formalized energy conservation programs.
Project Storm Surge – The BP Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig was capped months ago, but the trauma in the Gulf Coast continues to flow. Thousands of people have fallen ill because of exposure to a mixture of oil, methane and Corexit. The financial and emotional stress has led to a marked increase in alcohol abuse, divorce rates and attempted suicides. Massive sea bird, marine life and fish kills have occurred at unprecedented levels. And the cynicism about BP, the federal government, the Environmental Protection Agency, local governments, and even amongst neighbors is palpable beyond words. STORM SURGE is a video documentary project that tells the unbridled stories of a wide range of people in the Gulf Coast desperately trying to get their livelihoods back in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Great Recession, and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster.
