The Atlantic Chapter’s Population Committee has received a grant from Sierra Club National’s Activist Network to offer an essay contest for high school juniors and seniors in New York, challenging them to write essays on the topic:
Are There Limits to Growth? Population, Consumption and the Environment.
The winner will earn $500 (second place, $200; third place, $100) and we hope to publish the winning essay.
If you teach environmental science, general science, social studies, economics or another relevant subject to high school students, let your students know. Or, if you are a parent of a student who might be interested, or if you’re a student yourself and you would like to submit an essay, get the details here. The deadline is April 1.
For educational materials on these topics and/or to schedule a classroom visit by a member of the Population Committee, contact Diane Buxbaum (ddbuxbaum@earthlink.net and Buxbaum.Diane@epamail.epa.gov) or Kathy Schwarz (k_schwarz54@yahoo.com).