Summary
April 22nd is the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement, which began in 1970. Numerous events, festivals, activities and programs take place throughout the country on this date.
April 22nd is the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement, which began in 1970. Numerous events, festivals, activities and programs take place throughout the country on this date.
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Businesses help school fundraisers go green
The Wall Street JournalFor decades, children have hawked candy and cookie dough to friends and family to help fund extracurricular activities and school playgrounds. Now a handful of entrepreneurs have set out to change that paradigm, offering ecologically friendly products...Tags: Illnesses, Energy Saving, Environmental Pollution, Business, Obesity
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Company with solar project gone
mark.harrington@newsday.comIn 2003, FALA Direct Marketing of Melville took delivery of what was billed as one of the largest solar-power installations in the world, most of it paid for with a $4.1-million gift from the Long Island Power Authority. Five years later, FALA is gone,...Tags: Melville, GEICO, Keyspan, Alternative Energy, Long Island Power Authority
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Agency honors green workers
The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund today will host "One Year Green," a celebration of MAIF's environmental achievements. MAIF employees who have demonstrated a commitment to making eco-friendly solutions routine in their daily operations will be...Tags: Vehicles, Employees, Automotive Equipment
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Get out and go enviro-friendly
Earth Day memories may be fading, but that shouldn't mean the end of our eco-minded efforts. Here are ways to renew our urge to help the environment. Shedd Right Bite Dinner Series: Tuck into a sustainable seafood dinner hosted by the Shedd Aquarium. The...Tags: Roscoe Village, Personal Service, Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park
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Not the end of the bag story
Dining@LargeI'm still getting e-mails about my reusable bag story Sunday. No, not ones saying you stupid tree hugger or, conversely, what a wonderful story; but e-mails that have actual information in them, my favorite kind. Here's a sampling.From Alice K.:At......Tags: Whole Foods Market
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Today's News Shows
ABC's This Week Former Sens. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., and John Edwards, D-N.C. •10 a.m.: WJLA (Channel 7), •10:30 a.m.: WMAR (Channel 2), WMDT (Channel 47) CBS' Face the Nation Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La.; former House Speaker Newt...Tags: Television Industry, Newt Gingrich, American Petroleum, Byron Dorgan, Arlen Specter
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Cigarettes: 1.7 billion pounds of trash
TRIBUNE REPORTERWearing work gloves, Stephanie Smith stood at North Avenue Beach, ready to take a quick stroll down to the water and back. It had been a few weeks since the city's beaches opened and a new smoking ban had taken effect. So Smith, of the environmental...Tags: Explosions, Beach Vacations, Punishment, Chicago Park District, Matt Smith
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Weekend Talk Shows
TODAY Good Morning America 7 a.m. KABC 80004 Larry King Live 6 and 9 p.m. CNN 729518, 623191 McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET 67795 SUNDAY Today 6 a.m. KNBC 57738 Pacesetters 6 a.m. KTLA 31202 Good Morning America 6 a.m. KABC 17134 CBS News...Tags: Oscar Hammerstein, Television Industry, Newt Gingrich, American Petroleum, Same-Sex Marriage
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Green reigns at others' gardens
Inspired by Earth Day, I biked to my community garden plot and searched for something leafy to put on the dinner table. I did not find much in my garden but I turned green with envy when I saw my neighbors' plots. Other people's peas had popped out of...Tags: New York Times
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Shoppers saving the planet, one reusable bag at a time
Sun ReporterFor more and more people, the supermarket checkout line question "Paper or plastic?" simply isn't relevant. It's no longer a matter of a few tree huggers taking their hemp bags shopping with them to save the world. So many good-looking reusable market...Tags: Whole Foods Market, Safeway Inc., Fells Point, Industrial Production, Al Gore
Jul 21, 2008
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Jul 21, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Jul 9, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 10, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 20, 2008
|Blog| Baltimore Sun
Jun 15, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 17, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 14, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 30, 2008
|Column| Baltimore Sun
May 18, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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