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Photo: Gary and Jan Dunham, Co-founders, Green Team America Houston, TX - Nov 19, 2009 -- Green Team America launched a program on November 7, 2009 at Rice University to educate America’s high school students with the facts regarding global warming and equip them with the tools to take effective action to make a difference in dealing with the effects of rapid climate change. Green Team America (GTA) hosted nearly 225 students from 35 schools from around Houston to deepen their understanding of global warming by listening to speakers and participating in projects that actually make a difference in slowing climate change. The goal of GTA is to enlist students and their science teachers in a grass roots effort to significantly reduce carbon emissions through small actions that can have a huge impact when replicated by hundreds of thousands of students and their extended families. Programs include: GLOW: distributing free CFLs in low income areas Vendors and sponsors included: California Pizza Kitchen, H2Ocean Products, Rice Environmental Club, New Living, Alliance for Climate Education, Texas Forest Service, Alternative Power Solution, Savannah Supplies, City of Houston Environmental Planning Dept., CenterPoint Energy (PHEV car), Mercedes Benz of Houston-Greenway, Green Bank, Mohawk Paper, Clampitt Paper, Omni Bank, Wright Jewelry & Pawn Co., Pamela Wright Collections, Wallis State Bank, Gurrola Reprographics, Inc. and Home Depot. |
Houston, TX - Oct 29, 2009 -- Green Team America, a U.S. 501-C3 non-profit organization is holding a nationwide kick-off event, in partnership with Rice University and University of Houston on the Rice Campus at Grand Hall, 6100 Main St, 77005 on Saturday, November 7, 2009 from 10 am to 1 pm. The organization is committed to educating America’s high school students with the facts regarding global warming and equipping them with the tools to take effective action to make a difference in dealing with the effects of rapid climate change. Green Team America will host more than 100 Eco-clubs from Houston-area high schools. Students will spend the day deepening their understanding of global warming by listening to speakers and participating in projects that actually make a difference in slowing climate change. The goal of the day is to enlist students and their science teachers in joining a grass roots effort to significantly reduce carbon emissions through small things that can have a huge impact when replicated by hundreds of thousands of students and their extended families. The event is also sponsored by Center Point Energy and Alternative Power Solutions. Food and refreshment are generously provided by California Pizza Kitchen, Alliance for Climate Protection, and Pamela Wright Collections. The event will provide the media opportunities for interviews, photos and taping. Over the course of the school year, projects include conducting a carbon foot print analysis of the family home and devising possible solutions that will lead to a more carbon efficient household. Students will also distribute energy-conserving light bulbs throughout Houston, free of charge. Because these light bulbs are cost prohibitive for many Houstonians, low-income neighborhoods are a priority for Green Team distribution. “If every household in America installed just one new energy efficient bulb, it would be the CO2 saving equivalent of taking more than a million cars off of the road,” remarks Gary Dunham, CEO and co-founder of Green Team America. “Our goal is to have every one of America’s 30,000 high schools participating in Green Team America by the end of 2011,” adds Dunham. Gary Dunham, a native Houstonian and retired marketing and design executive, became interested in the climate crises after seeing Al Gore’s documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” and began speaking to Houston-area organizations about environmental issues. Although Dunham’s only relationship to Gore was their shared interest in the effects of manmade carbon emissions on the environment, he was invited by Mr. Gore to be the first person in the country to participate in his newly established, The Climate Project. Later, he served as that organization’s Director of |
Channel 39 News program highlights the work of Green Team America Operations and Senior Mentor to the more than 3000 individuals, trained to take the global warming message to America and beyond. Dunham furthered his involvement in educating the world about rapid climate change by helping to establish, The Alliance for Climate Protection, best known for its “Repower America” ad campaign. He has become an internationally recognized figure and admired leader in the crusade to reduce manmade heat trapping gasses. Dunham co-founded Green Team America with his wife, Jan Dunham. The Executive Board of Green Team America includes the following individuals: Dr. André W. Droxler, faculty member at Rice University since 1987, current Professor of Earth Science and Executive Director of the Rice Center for the Study of Environment and Society; Janice Dunham, experienced in organizational and logistical support for engineering, construction and medical equipment companies and co-founder of Green Team America; architect of GTA infrastructure, managing organizational and communication flow nationwide; Mark Kamin, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mark Kamin and Associates, one of the country’s foremost management consulting firms working with respected organizations and industry leaders; Carolyn Klein, a “Teacher of the year” winner, teacher of AP Environmental Science and Science Department Chair at Westside High School in Houston Independent School District; Dr. Shin-Shem Steven Pei, Professor of Electrical / Computer Engineering and Physics at the University of Houston (UH) and Director of Texas Center for Advanced Materials; and Pamela Wright, private philanthropist, nationally recognized leading authority in estate appraisal and acquisition and Senior National Vice President of Children of the American Revolution. |
The Advisory Board of Green Team America includes the following individuals: James E. Hansen, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University and Associate at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies; William McKibben, Scholar in Residence at Vermont’s Middlebury College, best-selling author of numerous books including The End of Nature and Fight Global Warming Now; and Lise Van Susteren, MD, PhD, forensic psychiatrist and consultant to the Central Intelligence Agency in New York City. The Green Team National Advisory Board relies on numerous local and national business leaders and several of the world’s leading experts on climate change.