Students at Ellis Elementary School have installed worm bins to turn waste into compost, started a recycling program and devised a way to reduce the amount of lunch food thrown away every day — hold recess before lunch.
These environmental efforts made the school one of three nationwide to earn a "green makeover" from the Earth Day Network, a nonprofit group founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970.
The group helped the school, at 1651 S. Dahlia St., obtain a grant of more than $10,000 to install solar panels that are expected to save the district $48,000 in energy costs over the next 30 years.
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Denver Students Get Solar Panels
Date: 22 Apr 2008
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Location: Denver