What are some environmental jobs?

What can kids do to help out the environment and their community if they don't live in a neighborhood?

• If the kids are around 12-14 what is the best jobs that they can do to help out in their community and environment if we don't live in or near a neighborhood?

• Answer:

  You mean you live on a farm? You have no neighbors at all? The nearest town is miles away? And you are home schooled and therefore never interact with other kids? I suspect not. NetAid has programs specifically for students in North America who want to help in the developing world. NetAid is now a part of MeryCorps http://www.netaid.org Many kids get involved with NetAid as individuals, then start a group at school to get other kids involved. TakingIT Global is another resource for young people in the USA who want to do something to affect the situation positively in developing countries www.takingitglobal.org/ http://www.change.org can help you know what causes are out there and how you can get involved with them. You can also type in your city or zip code into: VolunteerMatch, http://www.volunteermatch.org Idealist, http://www.idealist.org CraigsList, http://www.craigslist.com Network for Good, http://www.networkforgood.org http://www.1-800-volunteer.org/ ServeNet, http://servenet.org/ You can also look for ways to change your own family's practices regarding the environment: do you compost? do you have a garden? do you use your own cloth bags when you go to the grocery or other shopping instead of paper or plastic? have you replaced some of your light bulbs with energy-saving ones? do you put on a sweater when you are cold instead of turning up the heat? do you turn off the water while you are brushing your teeth? do you ride your bike or walk or take mass transit instead of always riding in a car? do you turn off the TV when you aren't watching it? do you unplug things when they are not in use?