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Shrinking Big Foot
Shrinking BigFoot is kicking off in schools this week. It is a really fun workshop for elementary school kids to empower students to shrink their carbon footprints with easy, everyday actions. Check out the “preview” video here. Seattle City Light and SDOT created the program. Did you know that driving is the largest source of global warming in Seattle? It is responsible for almost 60% of Seattle residents’ “carbon footprint”. SDOT partnered with CoolMom, a nonprofit group of moms concerned about climate change, to make fortune tellers for kids highlighting their cool carbon future. Remember those fortune tellers you used to make out of paper 
? You can download the fortune tellers here and here to make your own. For a kids’ Top 10 list of tips to reduce your carbon footprint, visit our Way to Go Seattle! Shrinking Bigfoot webpage.
Did you know if every Seattlite drove about 20 miles less per week we could meet our goals to reduce GHG? Here are some ideas of ways to drive 20 miles less per week. It all adds up to make a difference.
Posted: October 14th, 2009 under General, Streets for People.
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Hey, this sounds like a cool program.
This is the first I’ve heard of it. What does “kicking off in schools this week” mean? Are all Seattle public schools participating?
I haven’t seen it advertised at my kids school….just wondering if it’s a city wide program
Thanks for your interest in Shrinking Bigfoot! The assembly performance is geared to 3rd through 5th grade students and is open to schools served by Seattle City Light (which includes all of Seattle). In addition to the assembly,
classroom and teacher workshops round out the program. A bit more info on the options is on the website http://www2.seattle.gov/exploreenergy/.
To schedule an assembly (be added to a waiting list or check if your school is already signed up) or a classroom workshop contact Triangle Associates.
EMAIL: scl@triangleassociates.com or CALL: Jessica Graham at (206) 583-0655.