16 students, 2 past students and 8 adults will attend the National Energy Education Development Youth Awards conference in Washington DC June 24-29..Congratulations St Margaret Science Club on a year of great work ...
The students also won second place in Phonebook drive,1st Place in City wide Clean Campus, Nominated for Keep Louisiana Beautiful, won first place for community outreach with Department of environmental Quality..Keep up the good work.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Department of Environmental Quality recognized
For Immediate Release:
March 24, 2010
St. Margaret Catholic School Science Club, Lake Charles, LA:A Cleaner Today for a Greener Tomorrow
St. Margaret Catholic School Science Club in Community Environmental Outreach for bringing awareness to the Lake Charles area on pollution prevention matters in the community. The target awareness areas dealt with storm drain identification and what should not go into the drain. Students brought this information to the community by handing out flyers that identify where the storm drains lead and by putting ID decals on the actual drains. The students continue to follow up with a recycling program, by holding reverse pickets at all of our area recycle centers. The club also educates the community by handing out recycling information that includes times and locations of recycling sites and surveying the community to see where they can improve on pollution prevention.
Voluntary pollution reductions recognized by Environmental Leadership Awards
BATON ROUGE – Today, the Department of Environmental Quality recognized the achievements of industry, local governments, non-governmental organizations, schools and universities, and an individual during the 2010 Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) Awards ceremony, held today in the DEQ Conference Center. New and existing members of ELP were commended for their voluntary pollution prevention efforts, community environmental education and outreach initiatives and environmental ordinance. The ceremony highlighted projects that went above and beyond regulatory compliance to substantially improve the quality of the environment. In 2009-2010, the ELP enrolled 18 new members.
Collectively, the efforts of ELP members in 2009-2010 removed 3,499,548 pounds of pollutants from the environment, including NOx emissions, acrylamide, nitrates, solid waste, used oil, etc. Additionally, 172,034 kWh in energy usage were reduced through the UNPLUG Campaign. Also, 1,199,144 pounds of materials were recycled, including electronic waste and household hazardous materials. Through an environmental ordinance, a Litter Court was established to increase accountability, establish uniform penalties and streamline enforcement. A complete list of projects and honorees can be viewed on the DEQ Web site, www.deq.louisiana.gov/elp.
Senator Jody Amedee, Chairman of the Louisiana Senate Environmental Committee and Representative Gordon Dove, Chairman of the House Natural Resource and Environment Committee joined DEQ Secretary Peggy Hatch to present the 2010 ELP Awards. Secretary Hatch commended the voluntary efforts made by the honorees in protecting and preserving Louisiana’s environment.
“The Environmental Leadership Program is a great way to recognize those who have worked tirelessly to spearhead community outreach efforts, combat pollution or present educational programs that make a positive difference in the quality of Louisiana’s environment,” said DEQ Secretary Peggy Hatch. “With the addition of 18 new members, we hope to spread the word and enlist others to join us in continuing along the path of preserving and protecting our state’s natural resources for future generations.”
The ELP began in 1995 as a cooperative effort between DEQ and participating companies in the state. Today, any company, federal entity, municipality, school or university or individual committed to improving the quality of the state’s environment is eligible to join the program.
For more information on the ELP, please contact Linda Brown at 225-219-3954.
March 24, 2010
St. Margaret Catholic School Science Club, Lake Charles, LA:A Cleaner Today for a Greener Tomorrow
St. Margaret Catholic School Science Club in Community Environmental Outreach for bringing awareness to the Lake Charles area on pollution prevention matters in the community. The target awareness areas dealt with storm drain identification and what should not go into the drain. Students brought this information to the community by handing out flyers that identify where the storm drains lead and by putting ID decals on the actual drains. The students continue to follow up with a recycling program, by holding reverse pickets at all of our area recycle centers. The club also educates the community by handing out recycling information that includes times and locations of recycling sites and surveying the community to see where they can improve on pollution prevention.
Voluntary pollution reductions recognized by Environmental Leadership Awards
BATON ROUGE – Today, the Department of Environmental Quality recognized the achievements of industry, local governments, non-governmental organizations, schools and universities, and an individual during the 2010 Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) Awards ceremony, held today in the DEQ Conference Center. New and existing members of ELP were commended for their voluntary pollution prevention efforts, community environmental education and outreach initiatives and environmental ordinance. The ceremony highlighted projects that went above and beyond regulatory compliance to substantially improve the quality of the environment. In 2009-2010, the ELP enrolled 18 new members.
Collectively, the efforts of ELP members in 2009-2010 removed 3,499,548 pounds of pollutants from the environment, including NOx emissions, acrylamide, nitrates, solid waste, used oil, etc. Additionally, 172,034 kWh in energy usage were reduced through the UNPLUG Campaign. Also, 1,199,144 pounds of materials were recycled, including electronic waste and household hazardous materials. Through an environmental ordinance, a Litter Court was established to increase accountability, establish uniform penalties and streamline enforcement. A complete list of projects and honorees can be viewed on the DEQ Web site, www.deq.louisiana.gov/elp.
Senator Jody Amedee, Chairman of the Louisiana Senate Environmental Committee and Representative Gordon Dove, Chairman of the House Natural Resource and Environment Committee joined DEQ Secretary Peggy Hatch to present the 2010 ELP Awards. Secretary Hatch commended the voluntary efforts made by the honorees in protecting and preserving Louisiana’s environment.
“The Environmental Leadership Program is a great way to recognize those who have worked tirelessly to spearhead community outreach efforts, combat pollution or present educational programs that make a positive difference in the quality of Louisiana’s environment,” said DEQ Secretary Peggy Hatch. “With the addition of 18 new members, we hope to spread the word and enlist others to join us in continuing along the path of preserving and protecting our state’s natural resources for future generations.”
The ELP began in 1995 as a cooperative effort between DEQ and participating companies in the state. Today, any company, federal entity, municipality, school or university or individual committed to improving the quality of the state’s environment is eligible to join the program.
For more information on the ELP, please contact Linda Brown at 225-219-3954.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Friday, December 4, 2009
Storm Drains
January 6th return all storm drain Maps and unused decals...We will be marking the Alamo area as a team during January..and handing out flyer's and poster to local businesses to alert the area on storm drain pollution.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Recycling in our community
As of now Lake Charles, Louisiana is only recycling 2% of its wastes..
Please recycle your Paper, Plastic, and Aluminum our station is open daily...
St Margaret catholic School the recycle cans are labeled...be sure to put your plastic in a bag only #1&2 Bring your print cartridges to the school office..
We do want your phone books just let us know the number email:jreeves@stmcs.com the number you turn in..
Please recycle your Paper, Plastic, and Aluminum our station is open daily...
St Margaret catholic School the recycle cans are labeled...be sure to put your plastic in a bag only #1&2 Bring your print cartridges to the school office..
We do want your phone books just let us know the number email:jreeves@stmcs.com the number you turn in..
Saturday, October 31, 2009
NEWS ALERT CALCASIUE PARISH
How many pound of recycled material do you keep out of the land fill in Calcasiue Parish??? Shocking news not much...2% is all we are doing in the Lake Area to reduce the impact of land fill recycling.. As of October 2009.
The Science Club goal for the last 3 months has been awarness of what can be recycled!!! We will be back in three months on this issue to see if our efforts have made a difference do your part and recycle
Green Truck Schedule
Monday-Thursday: 10:00a.m. – 3:00p.m.
Monday: Wal-Mart – North Hwy 171
Tuesday: Stine Lumber- Nelson Road
Wednesday: Kroger-12th Street
Thursday: K-Mart-Ryan Street and Sale Road
Saturday
Wal-mart – Hwy 14 8:00a.m.-10:30a.m.
Prien Lake Mall 11:00a.m. – 2:00p.m.
Items to recycle
Aluminum cans (bagged)
Bills
Boxes
Computer paper
Envelopes
Magazines
Newspapers
Old Cell Phones
Old Telephone books be sure and tell them this is for St Margaret Science Club and email me at jreeves@stmcs.com with how many and the date and which drop off site
Plastics (# 1 and #2)
Shredded paper
Used Ink Cartridges
Used Laser Cartridges (see list of accepted cartridges)
Monday, October 26, 2009
Dig It
We learned worms are good for the soil, they help keep it loose
We learnedwe use the land for farming, fishing, and other useful things
We have to have food so farmers use lots of land
we need plants to produce oxygen so we can breath
Art and Science are learning about the Soil and it Secrets..
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