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Earth Day goes big & virtual again

Greenability Magazine

This Earth Day will be bigger than ever, offering the public the opportunity to join events around the world as it will be mostly virtual again in response to COVID-19. Earth Day will be celebrated with live, interactive events in Kansas City and worldwide. On the first Earth Day in 1970, U.S.

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Roundup: Centering Communities

Defend Our Future

This means governments addressing the climate crisis, and organizations like Defend Our Future advocating for solutions, must center community needs and community voices. Georgina comes to us with a strong background in community organizing and a particular passion for how educational and environmental inequities intersect.

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12 things to do this Earth Day while we are all at home

Enervee

April 22nd is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day?—?and They can have a huge impact on your heating and cooling bill and many utilities offer amazing rebates to make this a no brainer. Consider finding a way to help an environmental organization financially. Don’t just leave it to Earth day!

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I’m Using Up 3–9 Planets.

Earth Gratitude

At the rate I’m consuming, I’m using up 3–9 planets, according to the carbon footprint calculator at Earth Day Network. gallons of gasoline per day; mine equates to a little over ½ gallon/day (source: @EIAgov ). · That’s what the Earth Day Gratitude project is all about. I’m Using Up 3–9 Planets.

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After the Hurricanes: Asking the Hard Questions to Ensure a Stronger & Healthier Tomorrow.

Earth Gratitude

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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Virtue Cider sets an example for highly virtuous cider production

AGreenLiving

It relies on passive temperature control, because the building has no central heating or cooling systems. Cider House 2 also has no centralized heating or cooling and was built with a floor that sits recessed underground for natural temperature control. Turning to another resource, the process uses very little water too.

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Top 20 greenest schools in America 2021

AGreenLiving

Sierra Club is America’s largest grassroots environmental organization with a membership around 3.5 “In the past 15 years, Cool Schools has evolved dramatically—we used to hear about light-green initiatives like double-sided printing and Earth Day parties,” she said.