# 502 « It’s Getting Hot In Here

The 502nd school to join The Challenge was The Collegiate School, where I went to from 1-12th grades. I spoke to the upper school a few months ago and have been working with students, faculty and staff since then on developing a climate plan for the school and building a network with other NYC schools. It’s been some of the most rewarding work I’ve done this school year.

Has your high school joined? Can you help them?

One helpful resource is a report that Cap-E wrote about the benefits of Green Schools in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers, American Institute of Architects, American Lung Association, Federation of American Scientists and U.S. Green Building Council. Check it out here.

About Billy

Billy Parish is Co-Founder and Coordinator of the Energy Action Coalition. Billy has taken four years off from Yale, where he was co-chair of the Yale Student Environmental Coalition and was majoring in Ethics, Politics & Economics. Billy was a 2004 Brower Youth Award Winner, 2005 Rolling Stone magazine "Climate Hero," Mother Jones magazine's 2006 "Student Activist of the Year," and was recently named a "Fellow" by Ashoka, the global association of the world's leading social entrepreneurs. A co-author of the report "New Energy for Campuses," a guide for colleges and universities on how to cost-effectively cut their greenhouse gas emissions, Billy works to train students and equip them with the tools they need to implement local climate solutions. A native of New York City, Billy now works out of the Washington D.C. office of the Energy Action Coalition.