A flock of 18 white birds glided through the cold, blue sky of southern Indiana in the early morning, guided by three small planes disguised as mama and papa birds. Their stop during the 73-day trip from Necedah, Wis., to Dunnellon, Fla., in mid-November was part of an extraordinary effort by Operation Migration to save endangered whooping cranes by establishing a wild flock of migrating birds.

Forty percent of all of the world's materials and energy resources are used by buildings, according to Worldwatch Institute, a nonprofit research organization that focuses on global environmental issues. That figure could be drastically reduced, according to local advocates, by the use of energy-efficient technologies, such as premium efficiency motors and lights that respond to daylight, environm

University teach-ins evolved into an annual observance of environmental awareness. In 1969, then-U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin was flying over a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, Calif., when he was struck by the ignorance that allowed such a tragedy to happen. He hired Denis Hayes to coordinate a series of teach-ins at universities to focus public attention on the environment. Th

These are the words that a class at Allisonville Elementary School in Indianapolis tries to live by. Children's Express, curious about how third-graders could save the Earth, interviewed these children late last spring. We found that they upheld the Kids for Saving Earth promise by recycling their discards and using recyclable products, educating adults and children about environmental concer

Rain forest: Lots of plants that are all very green. It rains about once a day, and it's just really humid. That definition of a rain forest comes from 13-year-old Kirsten Olson, who recently traveled with a group from Indianapolis to see the Amazon rain forest. Kirsten went with Rick Crosslin, a fourth-grade teacher in Wayne Township, who takes interested students and adults to the rain forest. T

Environmental writers wanted: Must be in high school, write fairly well, and have a compassion for younger kids and the environment. Optimistic outlook a plus. Ana Correa, Lisa DeMaria and Melissa MacDonald are three Boston-area 18-year-olds who responded to an invitation to write for Greentimes, an environmental newspaper that complements the science curriculum of elementary and middle schools in

"Roots creep underground everywhere and make a firm foundation. Shoots seem very weak, but to reach the light, they can break open brick walls. Imagine that the brick walls are all the problems we have inflicted on our planet. Hundreds of thousands of roots & shoots, hundreds of thousands of young people around the world, can break through these walls. We can change the world." -- Jane Goodall In

Earth Day is approaching, and we would like to know what your environmental club is doing. Are you planting trees? Are you using solar box cookers? Are you writing letters? Whether you're in Kids For Saving the Earth, Kids F.A.C.E., or your own environmental club, we'd love to hear from you. Maybe we'll even interview your club for an article running during Earth Week! Please write us a lette

Editor's note: Last month, five members of Y-Press heard former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev speak at DePauw University. While they had researched the activities and background of Gorbachev and his environmental advocacy organization, Green Cross International, they were struck by Gorbachev's dire forecasts that environmental problems might lead to a worldwide war. Each Y-Press member took t

Megan Waggoner’s first love is the environment. She is active in Alaska Youth for Environmental Action and traveled to Washington, D.C., last year to attend the President’s Environmental Youth Awards ceremony, which recognized her group for its environmental activism.

Indiana does not appear to be a champion of green energy, with carbon emissions consistently putting us among the 10 biggest offenders in the United States.