Teaching environmental awareness via Internet video messaging doesn't sound like the kind of thing a sewerage commission would do, but that's exactly what the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) of Newark, N.J., is doing.
"We've had different age groups use Skype to interact with our staff on skimmer boats," says PVSC executive director Wayne J. Forrest. "Skimmer boats on the rivers, streams and bay remove pollution from the waterways. One of the components of the in-class curriculum is for the students to Skype with the captains of the skimmer boats while they're out
