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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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Media Advisory: This Earth Day Weekend, Community Groups Across the Province are Gathering to Demand Protection for Ontario’s Environment

Enviromental Defense

Adjala-Tosorontio Ketchum House Earth Day Tours April 22, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Ketchum House, 2713 Concession Rd 3 Public tours of this eco-home have been happening every Earth Day for 20 years. Web: [link] events/2682491648571820/ Collingwood Earth Day Fair April 22 10:30 am 250 Hume St.,

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Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.17.23

PA Environment Daily

FRIDAY Noon: PA Solar Center Hosts Webinar Update On PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards, Community Solar Legislation + Review 2021-22 AEPS Compliance Report. Million Pounds Of Industrial Air Pollutants Discharged In Pittsburgh Area In 2021 Came From U.S.

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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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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.6.23

PA Environment Daily

Proposes Tighter Mercury, Air Toxics Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants -- AP: States And Companies Compete For Billions To Make Hydrogen PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- The Center Square: State Budget Talks Halftime - Spend Money To Make Money -- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Gov.

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Analysis: What challenges face Chile’s new ‘environmentalist’ government?

A Greener Life

The president-elect, who is currently finishing his second term as a congressman, made environmental and climate change issues central to his campaign. Although politics is a new world for her, she has been involved in a number of different capacities for some time.

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Guest Post: Pass the Climate Commitment Act on Earth Day

Washington Nature

On April 22, Earth Day, the Washington State House will vote on the Climate Commitment Act ( SB 5126 ). This is the best climate legislation, with a chance of actually passing, that has yet been proposed in the United States. Washington has repeatedly embarrassed itself by failing to pass meaningful climate legislation.