youth

Vcashpoint is encouraging 16-25 year olds in England to apply for a £2,500 grant to up their own youth volunteering project to make a real difference to their community. Deadline for applications ends on the 18th July 2008. Please see website for further details.

Two things make me despair - the unthinking consumerism of many young people, and the hempen earnestness of the green movement. But fortunately there are some people out there who are doing a pretty good job of communicating the green message to the iPod generation. Maybe they can persuade some of the old green crusties to stop being so sanctimonious and dull as well.

At the United Nations Climate Change Conference now under way in Bali, Indonesia, UNICEF has held a series of events to highlight the effects of global warming on children and to ensure that young people are involved in debate on this issue.

Thousands of young energy and climate leaders come to Capitol Hill to send a message to Congress: pass the energy bill to enable beginning thetransition towards a cleaner, safer, more prosperous future without oil dependence or global warming.

Makena Brown, grade 8, has a plan to help keep the planet healthy and make money, too. Makena collects all of her family’s recyclables and stores them in the back yard.

The new site from BKFK challenges teens to come up with ideas in many categories, share ideas with friends, and submit them to competitions. One category is "Change It" which is where kids can go to start ideas on how to change the world. The first competition is Going Green and launched October 1.

Blog entry about BKFK.com's new Going Green Challenge which ends December 31 and challenges teens and youth to develop, share, and submit green ideas for a chance at $10,000. The winner will also get a chance to have their voice heard on the 11th Hour Web site and Weather Channel.