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Reconnecting with the Radical Roots of Earth Day

Union of Concerned Scientists

Happy Earth Day! I was only four years old when the first Earth Day took place. Some companies have co-opted the day to sell more “environmentally friendly” products , or worse, to provide polluters with an opportunity to greenwash their miserable track records. Earth Day didn’t come out of nowhere.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.23.22

PA Environment Daily

Wolf, First Lady Recognize PA’s Environmental Investments During Earth Day Celebration -- Gov. Other States/National/International -- AP: Crews Tackle Growing Wildfires: ‘A Very Chaotic Situation’ PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Post-Gazette: Witnesses Ask Senate Panel To Let 1.1 From DEP -- Gov.

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In Memoriam: Walt Pomeroy, Environmental, Wildlife & Wilderness Advocate

PA Environment Daily

Walt Pomeroy, 74, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County passed away peacefully and painlessly on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at UPMC Shadyside in Pittsburgh, PA. Student concern and action did not stop on Earth Day. Many followed and are now part of the accepted political landscape in Lansing and throughout Michigan.” [End

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.14.23

PA Environment Daily

Outlines 10-Year Plan For Parks, Trails, Open Space In Allegheny County -- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Hosts Earth Day Volunteer Day -- Cameron County Chamber Of Commerce: Sinnemahone Paddle Results Available; Register For Remaining Triple Crown Events -- Natural Lands: May 20 Field Jam - Music Without Walls Series.

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68 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

-- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1

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Coalition of environmental groups calls for a federal ban on thermal coal exports on Earth Day

Enviromental Defense

Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People- A coalition of environmental, health, and social justice groups are calling on Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault to ban the export of thermal coal from Canadian ports by 2023 and to release a roadmap of this ban on Earth Day.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

Behind the Shine: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth and others (2003). Major Shareholders Click here for the latest data. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m