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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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Hollywood and climate change experts ponder global warming
AP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Hollywood insiders and climate change experts agree that they can't shove messages about global warming down audiences' throats. They met at the Skirball Cultural Center on Tuesday to discuss how storytelling in film and TV can...Tags: Lawrence, Ecosystems, Health Organizations, Water Supply, CSI
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Viewpoint: Pushing to leave no child inside
It's a glowing spring morning, April 22, 2008. Earth Day. The place is Patuxent River State Park, where marsh, lake and forest converge and many migratory birds seek refuge. At a lake's fringe, scores of students from five Baltimore-area schools,...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environmental Pollution, Upper House, Jack Reed, Water Pollution
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Chicago Heights school unveils Earth-friendly makeover
Tribune reporterTribune reporter With innovations such as solar panels and a biodiesel bus, Bloom High School in Chicago Heights is going green. The Earth-friendly makeover was unveiled Friday as students planted trees and installed rain collectors. The south...Tags: Examinations, Energy Saving, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Chicago Heights, Teaching and Learning
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Conservationist helped save 'Jewels of Lake Superior'
Associated PressAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. — Martin Hanson, a Wisconsin conservationist who helped preserve the pristine Apostle Islands in Lake Superior, has died. He was 81. Mr. Hanson was found dead outside his log cabin in Mellen, Wis., on Wednesday,...Tags: Government, John F. Kennedy, National Government, Lobbying
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Teacher used skills, drive to benefit her community
Special to the Chicago TribuneVirginia Allen Stehney often merged her career as an educator and her sense of civic duty into a seamless life of community service. As she served on the Downers Grove Police and Fire Commission beginning in 1981, Mrs. Stehney wrote two books on the...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Teaching and Learning, Elementary Schools, Family, Tourism and Leisure
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Kyle Orton is a new man
Chicago Tribune reporterYou still can Google Kyle Orton's name and see that the first available link is a picture of the Bears' quarterback holding a whiskey bottle. You still can find all types of tributes on the Internet immortalizing either Orton's night life or his neck...Tags: Jim Morrison, Political Candidates, Lincoln Park Zoo, Derek Anderson, Democratic National Conventions
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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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Our position: It's great to see Orlando's attractions becoming eco-friendly
Earth Day reminds consumers of the positive environmental impact they can make by changing their habits. When the consumers happen to be major corporations, the impact gets magnified. As the Sentinel reported this week, SeaWorld Orlando and other Busch...Tags: Walt Disney World Resort, SeaWorld
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It's in the bag
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: Safeway Inc., Industrial Production, Sales, Fells Point, Whole Foods Market
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