Grist

APRIL 24, 2024

Happy Earth Day (and Earth Week, and Earth Month) — a time of year when sustainability is elevated in the global consciousness, and my inbox is full of vaguely greenwashy PR pitches. But it struck me that Earth Day 2024 has a particularly timely theme: Planet vs. Plastics. To limit global warming to 1.5

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Defend Our Future

JULY 11, 2023

Catching up with the Community Organizing Fellows While Defend Our Future’s campus ambassadors are enjoying a well-deserved summer break, our community organizing fellows have been hard at work with our partners to engage community members to build a future free from fossil fuels. Let’s take a look at what they’ve been up to!

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Defend Our Future

AUGUST 14, 2023

Catching up with the Community Organizing Fellows While Defend Our Future’s campus ambassadors are enjoying a well-deserved summer break, our community organizing fellows have been hard at work with our partners to engage community members to build a future free from fossil fuels. Intersectionality with Our Climate In Washington, D.C.,

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Defend Our Future

APRIL 7, 2023

Climate change is a global crisis impacting everything, everywhere, all at once and tackling it requires local climate solutions. This means governments addressing the climate crisis, and organizations like Defend Our Future advocating for solutions, must center community needs and community voices.

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Earth Gratitude

APRIL 17, 2016

Ironically, it was just two days before Earth Day in 2010 when the Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 men and spewing at least 4.9 The oil well gushed for 87 days, killing wildlife and sliming beaches. This year, only five years later, I often go days without driving?—?sometimes

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Greenability Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2022

Calendar listings can be related to organic food, energy-efficiency, recycling, renewable energy, zero-waste, native plant gardening, nature, resilient living and many other environmental topics. Greenability offers a free, online calendar listing to promote events that are environmentally sustainable, resilient and restorative.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 6, 2021

Matter of opinion: What the 2021 Earth Day polls reveal Joel Makower Tue, 04/06/2021 – 02:11 For more than a decade, this has been the time of year — the run-up to Earth Day — when I’ve surveyed the public opinion polls, of which there have been many, to assess consumer and citizen trends on environmental issues, notably related to shopping.

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Earth Gratitude

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Many of us acted quickly upon our heartfelt desire to be of service and to help, donating to the Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, the Hand in Hand benefit and other organizations that are on the ground helping with the recovery and rescue. Rebuilding Your Schools : The Earth Day Network. Organic Gardens.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Sierra Club is America’s largest grassroots environmental organization with a membership around 3.5 It’s mission is to encourage people to enjoy the many benefits of the outdoors, while lobbying for wildlife protection, clean energy, health and safety and environmental preservation.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Carbon accounting – also known as a carbon or greenhouse gas inventory – is the process of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases (GHG), an organization emits. The aim is to help the entity understand its climatic impact. Carbon accounting is a must for any becoming business today.

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Grist

MAY 1, 2024

In the end, 14 groups participated from concept to planting day. They each received 150 seedlings for their wild visions, as well as design support and, in some cases, connections to local partner organizations. ” Here are some shots from their planting event on Earth Day.

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Grist

AUGUST 17, 2023

Living in rural areas during this period of catastrophic fires driven in no small part by climate change has forced many people — myself included — to look at tree cutting, and forests, differently. The approach proved itself when the 2017 Tubbs Fire burned 95 percent of the preserve and the 2019 Kincade Fire scorched 60 percent.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 30, 2020

Carbon dioxide removed from the air becomes bicarbonate, which helps grow the shells of marine organisms and is stored in limestone on the ocean floor. The not-for-profit organization sprang from a think tank called Climitigation , Project Vesta executive director Tom Green told Inhabitat. There, oceans further break down the rocks.

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Earth Gratitude

AUGUST 27, 2017

Support freedom of health care choices to women and all citizens. Work to provide health coverage to everyone, while also seeking ways to reduce the costs, without denying people with pre-existing conditions their access to treatment. There are many great environmental organizations offering a treasure trove of wisdom.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 18, 2022

Earth Day History and Transformation. The launch of Earth Day back in 1970 marked a turning point for environmentalism and planet activists worldwide. More than 50 years later, what has changed? Since the first Earth Day, the global average temperature has increased, rising at a rate of 0.32°F

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

How Earth Day Has Transformed Through Changing Trends. The launch of Earth Day back in 1970 marked a turning point for environmentalism and planet activists worldwide. More than 50 years later, what has changed? Thankfully, we have also changed as a society over the years. Earth Day in the U.S.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Seattle University Score: 79.41 | Seattle, Washington After the pandemic altered Earth Day plans, Seattle U unveiled a virtual event complete with Earth Talks. "Governments and businesses would be wise to take their cues from higher education" Katie said. It all adds up to an impressive six-spot leap since last year’s rankings.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Still others are driving sustainability at nonprofit organizations and consultancies. EV100 Program Manager for North America, The Climate Group; New York City. Vartan Badalian’s mother has a favorite story to prove that being born on Earth Day imbued him with an innate concern for the environment. Vartan Badalian, 28.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Still others are driving sustainability at nonprofit organizations and consultancies. One day while sitting in the car, she attempted to toss a piece of gum into a nearby trash can and missed. Betley feels heartened to see a young generation taking a stand on climate change.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

Ballen, who recently took on her new role at Indigo Ag, says her time working in the food and beverage sector shed light on "just how important agriculture is to a sustainable future and the climate change battle.". — Senior Sustainability Consultant — Climate Strategy Lead, Quantis International; San Diego. Meg Wilcox.

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Green Market Oracle

MARCH 6, 2020

Here is a brief introduction to 50 young, mostly female activists that are fighting for the health of our planet and our communities. Read more » Climate Change is a Women's Issue and so is the Clean Economy In terms of climate change impacts women have the most to lose and in terms of engaging climate action they have the most to gain.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 24, 2020

After four years of Trump, Michelle pointed out that the country is worse off in terms of the economy, unemployment, and health care. People of all ages and colors and creeds who are, yes, taking to the streets, and also persuading our family members, rallying our friends, organizing our neighbors, and getting out the vote."

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