Articles tagged “Earth Day Activities”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Beyond Earth Day: 4 Ideas for Maximum Impact at the Office, in School, and in Your Community By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Apr 21 2010 All this Earth Day talk can be so hard to sort through, it's tempting to just ignore it all. But there's a reason we recognize the day's importance, and the most important and exciting changes are the ones that last beyond the one day in April. + READ MORE

Beyond Earth Day: 3 Easy Tech and Transport Ideas for Maximum Impact All Year By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Apr 20 2010 This might seem like the gazillionth post you've read about how to celebrate Earth Day, but we have a few ideas for changes you can make in the technology and transport parts of your life that will actually make a real difference in your carbon footprint, beyond Earth Day and all year 'round. + READ MORE

Use Your Mad Skillz to Celebrate Earth Day--For Me, This Means Yoga By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Apr 19 2010 As a yoga instructor, If I can get any one of my students to truly think about the environment-even if it's just for one day, it's worth it to me. I decided to not just celebrate Earth Day this year, but also provide an easy, fun and affordable opportunity for my students to find service in it. + READ MORE

TerraCycle Takes A Bite Out Of The Big Apple By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Tech & Transport Apr 1 2010 TerraCycle prevents thousands of tons of waste from going into our landfills. The company's mission to eliminate landfill waste by finding innovative and unique uses for materials that others would deem garbage is coming to New York City. + READ MORE

Are We Entering a New Era of Environmentalism? By Ashwin Seshagiri IN Work & Connect Mar 25 2010 Conservation International, one of the world's most recognized environmental groups, recently launched Team Earth, a collaboration between leading NGOs and Corporate America. It's all an attempt to talk to you - the individual - in ways organizations like these typically don't. Will it make a difference? + READ MORE

Earth Day By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Oct 16 2009 Earth Day is the perfect opportunity to continue your good deeds for the environment of try a few new ones. Find out about activities, volunteering, crafts and more in How to Go Green Earth Day. + READ MORE

Twitter Your Way to World Environment Day (Plus Other Fun Ways to Celebrate!) By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Jun 4 2009 WED history goes back to 1972, when the UN General Assembly formed it on June 5 to commence the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. Every June 5 since, the special day is commemorated in more than 100 countries spanning the globe. + READ MORE

A Post-Earth Day Manifesto for Even Greater, Green Thinking By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect May 6 2009 Simran Sethi, environmental journalist and Associate Professor of Journalism at Kansas University, shared an inspiring Post-Earth Day Manifesto in the Huffington Post. Here is an excerpt from her article. + READ MORE

Earth Day Music Fest and Expo Hits the Grand Strand in South Carolina By Sara Novak IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 22 2009 The Wellness Council for South Carolina, Surfrider Foundation, and Compassion Music hosted this year's 2nd Annual Earth Day Music Fest & Expo on Saturday, April 18th at Grand Park at Market Common in Myrtle Beach. The event drew big crowds in an area not known for being green but with awesome weather, tons of community participation, and no cost for admission, families from all over the state turned out. + READ MORE

Make Earth Day Resolutions By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Work & Connect Apr 21 2009 I don't want to rain on the parade, but I'm not 100 percent in love with Earth Day. Don't get me wrong—I love the awareness and the fact that projects get done on (and around) April 22. But what about the other 364 days of the year? So this Earth Day, I am challenging you to make Earth Day every day. + READ MORE

This Earth Day Party for the Planet at Your Local Zoo or Aquarium By Jessica Root IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 21 2009 Who better to remind us of the beautifully diverse, big, blue marble we all live on than a bunch of cute and cuddly critters? Make your Earth Day complete with a dose of conservation by taking a jaunt to your local aquarium or zoo. + READ MORE

How to Recycle Batteries on Earth Day By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Apr 20 2009 Call2Recycle has hit a big milestone. Since starting up in 1994, the recycling program has succeeded in collecting over 50 million pounds of rechargeable batteries, helping to divert them from landfills. With some cities now requiring rechargeable batteries be recycled, Call2Recycle is an important resource. Make an Earth Day action out of helping Call2Recycle hit its next milestone! + READ MORE

Lunch at il Buco this Earth Day, Help Save the Amazon Rainforest By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Apr 20 2009 As if toasting to Earth Day over organic cocktails isn't fun enough, New York-based foodies looking to ramp up their Earth Day efforts can also munch their way to a greener world. + READ MORE

Catch the Green Apple Festival Action in the TreeHugger Video Archive By David DeFranza IN Work & Connect Apr 20 2009 In the lead-up to Earth Day, the Green Apple Festival mobilized volunteers in 10 cities around the country and rewarded them with free thank you concerts afterward. Lots of people got involved and the days of action across the country were a huge success. TreeHugger was there to document the activities in each city. Catch up on the action in the TreeHugger video archive from the event. + READ MORE

How to Green Your Band's Tour with The Steps By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Apr 17 2009 Chill Out, National Wildlife Federation's annual competition, is the nation's only campus competition to promote sustainability and honor student & faculty efforts to reduce our carbon footprint. On April 15, Chill Out celebrated the leadership of the eight winning colleges & universities in an online broadcast featuring environmental visionaries and advocates from higher learning and the entertainment industry. THE STEPS are: Will Thompson (vocals and guitar), Sam Thompson (lead guitar), Stephen Ross (bass), and Z Lynch (drums). Their original music was featured in Chill Out's online broadcast on April 15 and in public service announcements shown on Discovery's Planet Green. + READ MORE

Celebrate Earth Day in Queens With A Green Fashion Show By Elizabeth Seward IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 16 2009 Earth Day is a big deal in New York City and unlike other events (like fashion week, for instance) that revolve around Manhattan, excluding the outer boroughs, Earth Day belongs to The Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island and even Queens.The 2nd annual "Queens is Green" fashion show is being held Saturday, April 18th from... + READ MORE

Chicago Earth Day Events By Heather Sperling IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 15 2009 Chicago obviously loves the earth?the city has nearly a week of Earth Day events planned, starting Saturday the 18th and stretching through the 25th.For early risers who work downtown, Lurie Gardens (in Millennium Park) is holding a Nature Conservancy Walk from 7:30-8:30am on April 22. Morton Arboretum is holding an... + READ MORE

Prepare for Earth Day: Attend the Connecting Children With Nature Conference By David DeFranza IN Work & Connect Apr 15 2009 If you work with kids, or have little ones of your own, consider spending Earth Day weekend learning how to get them outside and interested in nature. The Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment will be hosting the Connecting Children with Nature conference for interested parents and teachers. + READ MORE

Help Keep New York's Largest Park Green By Brian Merchant IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 15 2009 Manhattan's Central Park certainly gets most of the love from tourists and New Yorkers alike—and okay, I'll admit it. It's pretty damn iconic. But one thing it's not is the largest—a common misconception held even by NYC natives. No, that distinction belongs to the Bronx's Pelham Bay Park, which isn't just bigger than Central Park. It's a whopping three times bigger. + READ MORE

How Do You Celebrate Earth Day on the Delmarva Peninsula? By Stephanie Sharpe IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 14 2009 And to know the area is to know that the prosperity of many of its residents is closely linked with the beautiful landscape and nature surrounding it, from the marshes of the Chesapeake Bay to its boardwalks on the Atlantic Ocean. While environmentalism by name is a growing phenomenon, giving back to the land is a tradition that goes way back. + READ MORE