[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 165 (Friday, November 19, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2483-E2484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               COMMEMORATING THE WORK OF GENERATION EARTH

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                       HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 1999

  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to come to 
the floor of the House to recognize the Los Angeles County Department 
of Public Works for its Generation Earth Program.
  Generation Earth is an environmental program of the Los Angeles 
County Department of Public Works and presented by TreePeople. The 
program educates and empowers secondary school students in Los Angeles 
county to be an active part of the solution to minimize use of landfill 
space and understand their role in reducing pollutants from entering 
our waterways by proper disposal methods. Through a hands-on approach, 
students learn that the local environment is part of their everyday 
life, and that everyday decisions, choices and actions make a 
difference to the health of our environment.
  TreePeople, is one of Los Angeles' oldest and most successful locally 
based nonprofit environmental education group. Since 1996, it has 
worked under the direction of the County of Los Angeles Department of 
Public Works Environmental Programs Division to create Generation 
Earth, the state's most effective secondary school environmental 
education program.
  Generation Earth is a highly successful program with measurable 
milestones backed by research reviewed by educational experts. The 
classroom curriculum was designed to fit any

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academic discipline. It meets the curriculum objectives of language 
arts classes, math, science, social studies and history.
  By providing opportunities for young people to improve their quality 
of life and challenge them as they apply lessons learned in school, 
Generation Earth is an important catalyst for the people of Los 
Angeles. Thanks to Generation Earth, Los Angeles County teenagers are 
beginning to learn that they can make a positive difference in their 
surroundings.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in commending Generation Earth for 
its leadership in developing a successful comprehensive approach to 
environmental education.

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