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The Special Event on Sunday, April 17th at the Summerfield Cinemas in Santa Rosa, will include the film (4pm), preceded by a reception with Deerfield Ranch Wines (3:30pm) and a panel discussion (5:45 - 7pm) following the film. "We are delighted to offer...
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Visit Quivira on Earth Day for a complimentary walking tour of their Biodynamic estate. Venture into the garden to learn about their organic produce and contributions to the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Sonoma County. Meet the resident pigs, cows...
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For people age 18 and above. Earth Day in Townsend will be held on April 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Townsend Common. A New England animal theme is sure to bring hundreds out to participate.. Live Wolf Talk! Slot space is $25 for profit, free for...
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Walk, bike or car-pool to this year's Earth Day and Wellness Festival on the Windsor Town Green. This fesitval promotes environmental awareness and good health by showcasing environmentally sound products and health services with informational booths...
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Celebrate Earth Day and inspire awareness and protection of our environment. All are invited to come downtown and enjoy food, music, eco-friendly crafts and activities for kids, volunteer opportunities, local vendors, and environmental organizations.
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Ghirardelli Square celebrates Earth Day with the annual Ghirardelli Goes Green on April 21, 2012. Featuring live music, green-themed activities, and dozens of local vendors sharing information about how to live more green. There will also be a visit...
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"Any way we can engage people in thinking green is a good thing," she said. "There is a promotion in Broward County ... money from a grant can be used for anything educational — if you spend that money in a way that documents an increase in recycling."
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But this year's crop of Earth Day inspired ads shows plant-based plastics doing just that: an empty SunChips bag fading into the soil, a Paper Mate pen dissolving underground. Although the visuals suggest that these items simply disintegrate (Goodbye,...
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Nature & Raptor Center of Pueblo is seeking nominations for awards to be presented at this year’s Earth Day dinner scheduled April 22 at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center. Nominations are sought for the following awards: The environmental...
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THE ATOMIC STATES OF AMERICA, featuring an appearance by Alec Baldwin, is the first film to be announced in the Environmental Visions Competition. The winning film in this category will not only win the unrestricted cash prize from Whole Foods, it will...
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...luncheon with speakers, March 7, noon; luncheon, March 12 and April 23, noon; St. Francis Kitchen, March 13 and April 10, 9:30 a.m. ; bridge lessons, Tuesdays to March 13, 10:30 a.m. ; business meeting, March 14, 12:30 p.m. ; Earthbox presentation/slides,...
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Lakes College invites vendors and exhibiting environmental guests to reserve table space for the April 25 Earth Day Fair on the Brainerd campus. The sponsoring Environmental Studies class and collaborating Green Team and Green Club at CLC will assist...
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The full version of this story will be available to all readers four weeks after publication. Complete news stories from the four most recent issues are available to online subscribers only (subscribe). Access to full versions of news stories from...
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Problem? It’s Valentine’s Day, arguably the best holiday for making yourself feel bad (except for maybe Earth Day). While some users were reminded of being showered with candy and kisses, others spent V-Day last year watching Watson on Jeopardy or...
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Meaningful holidays are specific. Easter is about Christ risen, and those who prattle about Easter symbolizing "the way we can all ascend past our own fears" are stripping the day of its power. My wife's elementary school celebrated Arbor Day by having...
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The patch should incorporate some aspect of Earth Day — celebrated April 22 — or keeping North Dakota clean. It must be round and three inches in diameter. There is a limit of five colors on the patch, and lettering must be printed. Name, address, age...
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The Quality for Life Committee for a Green Hoboken has been working with City Hall to organize Hoboken's first annual "Green Fair," currently scheduled for Saturday, April 21 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fair, which will take place the day after Earth...
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Margaret Southern writes about international conservation strategies and projects for The Nature Conservancy's editorial strategy team. She also writes about green living for TNC's Cool Green Science blog. She recently started All Hands On Earth, an...
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Finalists will be hand-selected by the designing duo themselves, then Facebook fans will vote to decide on the winning design. It'll be printed on the T that Ashley is wearing, above, and made available for purchase on StyleMint in April! The deadline...
About Earth Day
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Earth Day is one of two observances, both held annually during spring in the northern hemisphere, and autumn in the southern hemisphere. These are intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the Earth's environment. The United Nations celebrates an Earth Day each year on the March equinox, a tradition which was founded by peace... Full Article
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 21: Actor Roshon Fegan attends Greenzy's First Annual Family Earth Day Celebration at Fred Segal on April 21, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.
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In honor of Earth Day, Friday, April 22, Super Earth, Green Mountain Energy Company's Mascot, presents a $140,000 check today to Recycle Man, the University of Houston's Green Mascot. The donation will fund UH's first solar array - a new 15.5 kilowatt solar system. The two organizations...
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Go green this Earth Day by replacing your light switches with dimmers. Lutron's new Diva(R) C.L(TM) dimmer works with dimmable CFLs, dimmable LEDs, halogens and incandescents, offering significant energy savings throughout the home.
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Taiwanese singer A-mei poses for the media during an Earth Day activity "Listen to the Earth" in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, April 16, 2011.
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Fetzer Introduces Signature Earth Day Chardonnay Bottle.
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An elderly, lungi-wearing Indian farmer walks over the cracked, dry bed of the river which usually feeds the paddy fields of Raigiri village of the Nalgonda district, 60 km from Hyderabad, on Earth Day April 22, 2010. Unusually high temperatures have seen the river dry up. Earth Day...
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Protestors hold a banner and placards as they protest against Japan's nuclear policy during a parade for the Earth Day in Tokyo on April 24, 2011. Hundreds of people joined the march 'Energy Shift Parade', demanding the use of sustainable energy instead of nuclear power.
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Protestors wear masks as they protest against Japan's nuclear policy during a parade for Earth Day in Tokyo on April 24, 2011. Hundreds of people joined the march 'Energy Shift Parade', demanding the use of sustainable energy instead of nuclear power.
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 21: Debbie Levin of EMA and Mark Lieber of Greenzy's attend Greenzy's First Annual Family Earth Day Celebration at Fred Segal on April 21, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 21: (L-R) Adam Newman, Ron Robinson and Mark Lieber of Greenzy's attend Greenzy's First Annual Family Earth Day Celebration at Fred Segal on April 21, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.
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Yalmaz Siddiqui, left, Director of Environmental Strategy for Office Depot, and Martin J. Chavez, Executive Director of ICLEI USA, talk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after launching the 2011 Green Business Challenge, Thursday, April, 21, 2011, on the eve of Earth Day. ...
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Yalmaz Siddiqui, center with gavel, Director of Environmental Strategy for Office Depot, and Martin J. Chavez, center right, Executive Director of ICLEI USA, together with elected officials from City of Austin, TX; City of Bellevue, WA; City of Chula Vista, CA; and Triangle J Council...
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A Nepalese model gets ready to display a creation made of paper and leaves to mark Earth Day in Kathmandu on April 22, 2011. Earth Day which is celebrated on April 22 in many countries to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the earth's environment.
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Kathyann Latchman, 13, second from right, holds up a jelly fish she found during a beach clean-up at Gateway National Recreational Area in New York, on Earth Day, Friday, April 22, 2011.
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Volunteers pick up trash under an overpass during a beach clean-up on Earth Day at Gateway National Recreational Area in New York, Friday, April 22, 2011.
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Dhanmattie Harripersaud gets help from her son Gurudeo, 2, during a beach clean-up on Earth Day at Gateway National Recreational Area in New York, Friday, April 22, 2011.
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South Korean environmentalists perform in a rally to mark the Earth Day in Ulsan, South Korea, Friday, April 22, 2011. Activists demanded the closure of the outdated Wolsung reactor and opposing the construction of a new reactor near Wolsung Nuclear Power Plant.
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Environment activists hold up a replica of a globe as they commemorate Earth Day in Makassar, South Sulawesi April 22, 2011. World Earth Day falls on April 22 every year.
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Environmental activists perform during an anti-radioactivity rally demanding a stop to the building of nuclear plants in South Korea and marking World Earth Day, in Ulsan, about 410 km (255 miles) southeast of Seoul, April 22, 2011. Earth Day marks an annual effort to raise public...
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Police officers walk past a balloon shaped like a globe while environmental activists prepare to perform during a campaign to mark World Earth Day at the Seoul City Hall plaza in central Seoul April 22, 2011. Earth Day marks an annual effort to raise public awareness about the...
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Environmental activists and participants take part in a performance to mark World Earth Day at the Seoul City Hall plaza in central Seoul April 22, 2011. Earth Day marks an annual effort to raise public awareness about the environment and inspire actions to clean it up.
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A woman holding a plant poses for photographers during a campaign to mark World Earth Day at the Seoul City Hall plaza in central Seoul April 22, 2011. Earth Day marks an annual effort to raise public awareness about the environment and inspire actions to clean it up.
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A Malaysian activist holds a placard during a protest held in conjunction with the Earth Day against a RM700 million (US $230 million) rare earth plant currently being built by Australian miner Lynas Corp. Ltd. in central Pahang state, in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Friday, April 22, 2011.
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A Malaysian activist holds a sphere bearinging words reading "Save The World" during a protest held in conjunction with the Earth Day against a RM700 million (US $230 million) rare earth plant currently being built by Australian miner Lynas Corp. Ltd. in central Pahang state, in...
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An activist holds a sphere that reads "Save The World" during a demonstration held in conjunction with the Earth Day against a planned RM700 million ($230 million) rare earth plant to be built near Kuantan, in Putrajaya April 22, 2011. Residents living around the area of the plant to be...
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 21: Actor Roshon Fegan attends Greenzy's First Annual Family Earth Day Celebration at Fred Segal on April 21, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.
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