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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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: Government, National Government, Tim Russert, Newt Gingrich, Executive Branch
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Today's News Shows
ABC's This Week Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas; Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass.; American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Red Cavaney; Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. •10 a.m.: WJLA (Channel 7), &#...Tags: Robert Wexler, Eric Cantor, Tom Daschle, NBC, Tom Ridge
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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: Matt Smith, Road Transportation, Environmental Pollution, Chicago Park District, Punishment
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Going green in Albany
Now that the United States Senate has passed up a golden opportunity to curb the emission of greenhouse gases, the New York State Senate can make some history of its own by passing significant global warming legislation. On June 6 in Washington,...Tags: Government, Parliament, National Government, Upper House, Global Warming
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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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Anne Arundel Education Notes
Two Annapolis High School graduates, Sharnae Wallace and Andrew Bowen, won Cappies for their theater performances at the annual Critics and Awards Program awards gala in Baltimore. Brianna Becker, Liz Burdick, Julia Chambers and Martin Thompson received...Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Dance, Cicero
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The millstone of boomer milestones
Anyone who believes that the cultural imperialism of baby boomers is limited to the generations that came after them need only see a recent documentary called "Young at Heart." Almost unanimously loved by critics (most of them baby boomers), the film...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Periodicals, Family, Ceremonies, Vehicles
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Labor Records Lost; Windsor Approves Budget
BLOOMFIELD ΔFatal accident: A freakish motor on the evening of June 3 left one member of a family dead and two others seriously injured. The incident occurred about 8:15 p.m. when a car traveling west on Park Avenue crossed over the opposite lane...Tags: Old Lyme, Environmental Pollution, Capital Community College, Elections, Government Health Care
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Cornerstone Hospice recruiting, training volunteers to help patients
Sentinel Staff WriterCould you make time to help a neighbor? Run a few errands? Provide some company? Assist in the upcoming Lane Purcell Hospice House? If so, plan to participate in the next Cornerstone Hospice volunteer training class beginning June 19. Volunteers are...Tags: Leesburg, Music Theater, Music Industry, Cell Phones, Back Packs
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Deerfield Beach: Ocean cleanup to close city's pier on June 14
The city pier will be closed to the public from 9 a.m. to noon June 14 while Ocean Watch Foundation divers and snorkelers conduct the 20th annual Reef Sweep beneath it and the Pompano Beach pier. Volunteers will also collect litter that Saturday on...Tags: Deerfield, Tourism and Leisure, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Beach Vacations
Jun 15, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 22, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 17, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 18, 2008
|Story| Newsday
May 20, 2008
|Blog| Baltimore Sun
Jun 8, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 25, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 8, 2008
|Story| Hartford Courant
Jun 11, 2008
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Jun 6, 2008
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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