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On the agenda this Earth Day: A global treaty to end plastic pollution

Grist

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.

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Matter of opinion: What the 2021 Earth Day polls reveal

GreenBiz

Matter of opinion: What the 2021 Earth Day polls reveal. 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. Joel Makower.

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What Earth Day Means to Me

Defend Our Future

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced all kinds of public gatherings into online ones, and Earth Day will be no different. Like many of you, I’ve been thinking about what Earth Day means to me, personally. Each Earth Day, I aim to pick a few things I can do to reduce my carbon footprint.

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Earth Day 22nd April – Importance of protecting our nature amid the Virus spread!

Econaur

22 April is Earth Day. Earth day 2020 is not just the 50 th anniversary of Earth Day, but also the anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement to take climate action. ” Background on Earth Day. The first Earth Day took place in 1970. Earth Day in 2020.

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From sustainable cocoa to solar-powered beer: 10 of the biggest, best, and quirkiest Earth Day announcements

Business Green

Don't have time to cut through the Earth Day noise? Earth Day is upon us, and this year it is bigger than ever. coalition are heaving with new members as corporates around the world have flocked to the alliances after jumping at the idea to refresh their climate strategies to coincide with Earth Day.

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How to celebrate Earth Day virtually in 2020

AGreenLiving

With social distancing in full force this Earth Day , the 50th anniversary of this environmental movement is certainly one for the history books. Just because you can’t go outside in large groups this year doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of inventive ways to celebrate Earth, though.

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From Google to North Face: Six of the best Earth Day announcements

Business Green

On its 50th anniversary and in the midst of the worst global crisis in living memory, this year's Earth Day had a particular power and resonance. I've always been somewhat ambivalent about Earth Day. We're good at having Earth Days, but Earth Years? Not so much.