‘Gorilla in the Greenhouse’ (another kid-centric eco-project entertains as it educates young viewers on how to do their part to save the planet) (NewTeeVee)

- Free.Will.Power (an innovative campaign that uses spoken word, music and art to inspire discussions about what it means to be pro-choice today. Also a study shows that a lack of sex ed leads teens to engage in risky sexual behaviors) (ABC News)

- Dropping out to plug in? (FCC points to World of Warcraft as one of the top reason college students drop out of school. Hmm.. seems like a symptom, more than a cause. Also EW talks about WoW’s image in light of its latest commercials starring William Shatner and Mr. T) (Silicon Alley Insider) (Entertainment Weekly)

- Who are you calling soft? (College Mogul spotlights Donna Fenn of the blog “The Entrepreneurial Generation” and her new book “UpStarts,” a collection of Gen Y startup stories. Take that, Wall Street Journal! Also an AdWeek survey of millennials suggests we’re going to make through this recession after all) (College Mogul) (AdWeek)

- ‘Gossip Girl’ vs ‘90210' (Salon weighs in on which rich teens reign supreme. Also the year-end Nielsen ratings are in for everything from top TV show to most downloaded song) (Salon)

- Calling for Safety Patrol (The Family Online Safety Institute is requesting that Obama include a National Safety Officer under the new office of Chief Technology Officer in order to help keep the web safe for kids) (ars technica)

- Yowzers (the average UK teen sends 10,000 texts a year. Plus, in the US another state calls for a ban on texting while driving. And new bluetooth technology takes the idea one step further by disabling teens’ phones when they’re in the car (Textually) (Chicago Tribune) (Motor Trend)

- Democracy 2.0 (another effort to help keep the youth vote politically active post-election, this grant summit aims to fund millennial projects that use grassroots organizing and social media)

- Sleeping through homeroom? (Teens might not be able to help themselves. Research shows that the early start time of most high schools and teenagers’ biological need for more sleep are an unhealthy combination. Also prescription drug use is still a problem among high school students. The full report on teens and drug use is available here. Thanks Rick! ) (CNN) (LA Times, reg. required)

- Girl Week (takes over the Kidlitosphere. All week Reviewer X and other blogs (Note: It’s just Reviewer X doing Girl Week. Other bloggers have just been spreading the word) will feature posts on what it means to be a girl including guests posts by authors and reviews of YA books that tell it like it is) (The YA YA YAs)

P.S. Ypulse has partnered with Ashoka Youth Venture to help promote the Best Buy @15 Challenge voting this month. They have announced the 30 finalists for “Favorite Young Social Entrepreneur,” so cast your vote online today! The winning team will get $10K to fund their venture.

P.P.S. We’ve received a few emails from folks who are looking for employment leads in the youth media and marketing space over the past couple of weeks. If you haven’t already, join the Ypulse Linked In group, it’s a great way to do just this sort of networking.

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