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Congressman Jim Moran Honors Winners of 2011 Youth Environmental Summit

Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA), who introduced legislation on Earth Day calling for a national five cent tax on plastic bags, was on hand to support the winners of the Earth Force 2011 Youth Environmental Summit.

Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) poses with H.B. Woodlawn's first place winners of the 2011 Youth Environmental Summit.  Photo/CD Brown.
As part of the Environmental Youth Summit activities, 6th and 7th grade students from Kenmore, Woodlawn, Swanson, H.B. Woodson and Francis C. Hammond schools of Arlington and Alexandria, VA were tasked with presenting projects for improving watershed communities. The students submitted essays and projects as part of a student competition titled ‘What Can You Do to Improve Your Watersheds?’

“This is so terribly important”, Moran told us.

“Not just for letting us as elected officials know where our focus should be, but this is all about our educating the next generation of leaders on how to protect and preserve our environment for their children. This is a ‘force’ to save the earth – literally.”

H. B. Woodlawn took home first place honors, along with a check for $1000 which they plan to split with the school.  They also plan to continue their environmental project by planting native plants along the school's wooded area.

The team members are also working on a book to compliment their presentation theme titled 'A Garden To Teach Others'

“It is organizations like Earth Force that are the key to our future”, Morans stated.

Moran claims his bag tax bill will help to pay for cleaning up bags and other debris that end up in rivers and streams, and encourages the use of reusable bags. Opponents claim the bill is pointless as Americans already use reusable bags.

For more on Earth Force initiatives, visit them at www.earthforce.org.

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