environment

Avatar’s Cameron documents efforts to protect sacred river

Highly acclaimed director James Cameron (Avatar) teamed up with Amazon Watch to produce a short feature "A Message from Pandora" to spotlight the battle to stop construction of the massive Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu River in the Brazilian Amazon, which thousands of local Indigenous people have vowed to resist, citing its potential devastating impact on their communities and the rainforest environment. The indigenous tribes who inhabit the region say the Xingu River is sacred and that the … [Read more...]

Category: Nature Tags: Amazon, environment

Eight R’s for a greener earth

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Earth Day [www.earthday.net], an occasion observed each spring to celebrate our planet and to protect the environment, is celebrated on April 22. This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. Since 1970, Earth Day has been an annual event for people around the world. It has become a global celebration with renewed commitment to building a safer, healthier and cleaner world. Some cities extend the Earth Day celebration to be a week- or month-long event. All the talking and writing … [Read more...]

Category: Nature Tags: Earth, environment

Eco Tips from an Eco-Conscious Comedienne

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Stand-up comedienne and singer Alyssa Anjelica James has combined her passion for green-living and love of entertaining into a brand new performance genre called “eco-tainment.” The self-proclaimed “OCD recycler” is ready to provide some easy tips to anyone who wants to become more eco-friendly. Many of the tips require only minor adjustments to everyday living. Say Yes to Bugs, but No to Pesticides! Are ladybugs and butterflies what you’d call pests? When is the last time a … [Read more...]

Category: Uncategorized Tags: environment, passion

Elsewhere…

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WASHINGTON, D.C. Capitol Climate Action: A national coalition of more than 40 environmental, public health, labor, social justice, faith-based and other advocacy groups plan to engage in civil disobedience at the Capitol Power Plant on the afternoon of March 2. The Capitol Climate Action, the largest mass mobilization on global warming in the country's history, reflects the growing public demand for bold action to address the climate and energy crises. Wendell Berry, poet laureate and … [Read more...]

Category: Life Tags: children, conference, education, environment, healing, health care

How to Start an Environmental Club in School

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Dear EarthTalk: I'm thinking about starting an environmental club in my middle school. Can you give me some ideas about how to start? Can you connect me with other school clubs? - Rosemary, Andover Township, NJ Starting an environmental club at school is a great way to get students energized about taking care of the Earth and helping their community while learning about some of the most important issues facing the world in the 21st century.EarthTeam, a non-profit environmental network for … [Read more...]

Category: Nature Tags: Earth, environment

Environment-friendly Holiday Gifts are Available

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Dear EarthTalk: Can you recommend some sources for toys and other holiday gifts that are both safe and not harmful to the environment? - Tracy Gately, Marblehead, MAGiven the massive recall of toys contaminated with lead last year, let alone all the other bad news about chemicals seeping out of just about every other conceivable type of consumer item, it's no wonder that people are nervous about what might be inside the wrapping paper this next holiday season. Luckily, growing environmental … [Read more...]

Category: Nature Tags: environment, gifts, holiday

New Initiative: Twin Cities Residents Organize, Form 20 Earth Councils;

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MINNEAPOLIS - Now that our president-elect is Community Organizer-in-Chief, a new era of community organizing has begun. Continuing the trend, a new initiative called Community Earth Councils was launched on November 12 at the Great Hall in the Coffman Union at the University of Minnesota. More than 200 artists, community leaders, students, business people, non-profit luminaries, elected officials and activists, both young and old, attended the event and formed 20 new councils. Community Earth … [Read more...]

Category: Nature Tags: community, environment, society