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Lezírias welcomes YRE A new edition of the National Seminar of Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) has taken place within the days of 14 and 15 of November. This year in the Escola Professional of Salvaterra de Magos (EPSM). Externato Cooperativo da Benedita, Alcobaça23/06/2009

Secondary School of Arganil in Search for the Energetic Self-Sufficiency Starting back in 2008 the Secondary School of Arganil is investing strongly in a sustainable energetic sub system, with the help of renewable sources of power, like Photovoltaic and Solar Power. Following a policy of self-sufficiency, the electricity produced is then sold to the official power supplier, EDP, with a price over the average on sale. Such price is guaranteed by law for a period of fifteen years. Escola Secundária de Arganil, Arganil23/06/2009

Renewable energy in Vila Real There are countless energy sources. They can be renewable or non-renewable. Most of the energy sources are non-renewable, which, unfortunately, are conventional such as coal, natural gas, petrol, nuclear energy. The non-conventional energy sources are alternative energies, which are still in a developing stage. Fall into this category wind and solar energy, biomass and geothermic energy. Escola Sec. Morgado Mateus, Vila Real17/06/2009

Renewable energies in the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region According to the EU, Europe has to increase the weight of renewable energies, to cut down the emissions of CO₂ and to improve its energetic performance in 20% till 2020. Escola Sec. Morgado Mateus, Vila Real17/06/2009

Today we are going to communicate In the ambit of the Daphnia's Project, promoted by Visionarium in partnership with CIMAR, happened, last March 18th, in Santa Maria da Feira, a meeting about this Project, which main objective was to create a place where the participant schools could share their experiences and show their projects. Externato Cooperativo da Benedita; Alcobaça12/06/2009

Almonda River: assess to improve The Almonda River extends over more than 30 km since its emergence in Almonda, to the mouth in Azinhaga, where it meets the Tagus River. Escola Artur Gonçalves, Torres Novas12/06/2009

The water quality of Vizela's river Vizela's River is the mainly affluent of Ave's river. It has its headwaters at 700m high. Vizela's River flows in Ave's River, at 40Km from Vila do Conde, a land on the north coast of Portugal. Escola Básica Integrada Aves08/06/2009

"O Gaivota" - English Version "O Gaivota" is the second prototype of a car which uses wind energy. It was built by Mr. João Jesus, in Caldas da Rainha. The main purpose of this project is to fight against the use of fossil fuels. This car is not only ecological, but also economic, because it uses the wind energy, which is free! Colégio Rainha D. Leonor, Caldas da Rainha08/06/2009

What can a school do to improve its' energetic efficiency? What can a school do to improve its' energetic efficiency? "We can help (...) by making simple gestures and changing some old habits. It's easier than we might think, but people have to learn that." Escola Sec. 3ºCEB Poeta Al Berto, Sines04/05/2009

Discussing the Natural Reserve of Santo André and Sancha Lagoons On the 21^st November 2008, the "Live to Protect" group from 12º A and their Project teacher, Ana Diniz, attended a meeting about the Natural Reserve of Sto. André and Sancha Lagoon and the Coastwatch Project. Escola Secundária/3ºCEB Poeta Al Berto, Sines,04/05/2009

Our school: a source of pollution? Last year we participated in the Young Reporters for the Environment with a Project about the pollution of the Ave River (one of the most polluted rivers of Portugal). Nevertheless we didn't realize that our own school, where we developed the project, could also be a pollutant source. This year this issue was chosen as our main concern. Escola Profissional Agrícola Conde S.Bento, Santo Tirso04/05/2009

Coastline areas: waste or untouched nature? Pico Island's shore is essentially characterized by its very irregular lava streams all along the coastline. The seafront of our island is the main issue of our research as Young Reporters f or the Environment from Pico's Vocational School. Escola Profissional do Pico, Azores30/04/2009

Biomass - a source to potentiate «Energy from biomass contributes in a significant way to the national energetic balance and it's from far the largest renewable energy source all over the world», as professor Isabel Malico, from Évora University says. Being our region very rich in forest it seems to us to be more and more relevant the exploitation of all its resources including wood waste till now completely unexploited. Escola EB 2/3 C. Ângelo Azevedo05/03/2009

Produce your Energy My Energy it's a project of Electricidade De Portugal (EDP), its main goal is to reduce the environmental impact of the energy production using the production of electric energy in a micro scale. The Portuguese people are invited to be energy producers themselves. Escola Secundária de Amora30/01/2009

The last watermill in danger Concerned about the environmental problems caused by the excessive consumption of fossil energies, we aimed to look for a watermill, one of the most ancient structures regarding kinetics energy use from the rivers' water. Thus, we have found an active watermill. Although it happens to be the only one in S. Roque and Nogueira do Cravo villages, it is still working, full of vitality. However, there are some threats hanging over it. Escola EB 2/3 C. Ângelo Azevedo22/01/2009

ClimaSOS - Meeting in Hungary: the beginning For more words I could use, I couldn't tell you how this trip was fruitful. Visiting Hungary was witnessing the great landmarks of Budapest, was learning new habits and new ways of thinking, was discovering the unknown and finding that we identify ourselves with the spirit of the city. Secundária da Póvoa de Lanhoso02/12/2008