Topic: Earth Day
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Earth Day 2013: 5 gadgets that help make going green easy
With Earth Day 2013, here are five ways to head down a greener path. Sometimes, setting goals to shrink your carbon footprint are like New Year's resolutions. They don't last, and you move on. However, if you're serious about leading an eco-friendly lifestyle, there are some green gadgets that can help make the transition easier.
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On Earth Day 2013: 13 excellent books to consume
It's Earth Day. Check out these 13 books for the literary equivalent of a green boost of antioxidants and protein.
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Earth Day 2013: 10 quotes about planet Earth
Earth Day is April 22. There is no shortage of famous musings on what Carl Sagan once called our 'pale blue dot.' Here are 10 of our favorite things said about planet Earth.
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Earth Day: Five ways we affect the planet
The late Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D) of Wisconsin organized the first Earth Day in 1970 after the devastating oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. The event started as an environmental teach-in, with some 20 million Americans taking part on college campuses across the United States. Today, 500 million people in 175 countries observe Earth Day on April 22 as a way to celebrate the natural world and raise awareness of the environment. How much do humans affect the earth? Click below to find out.
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How much do you know about Earth Day? Take our quiz!
April 22 marks the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, a day intended to inspire awareness and promote appreciation for the environment. So it's time to test your knowledge of Earth Day history, trivia and statistics.
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Energy Voices Sally Jewell: How 'green' is the new Interior secretary?
Sally Jewell's first moves as secretary of the US Interior Department show so far that she's embracing her dual legacy as an environmental steward with rare ties to the oil industry, Graeber writes.
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In Gear Nissan Leaf electric taxis launch in New York
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg joined with Nissan officials Monday to announce that six Nissan Leaf taxis would go into service this spring. Nissan Leaf taxis already operate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Osaka, Japan,
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Earth Day, 1970: How President Nixon spied on Earth Day
President Nixon spied on the very first Earth Day in 1970. Despite Nixon's fears of an anti-war uprising, the FBI found that Earth Day was 'very benign.'
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In Gear Earth Week: Free goodies for electric car drivers
To coincide with Earth Day and Earth Week, charging station network ChargePoint is giving away free charging cards for simply filling in a form.
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Earth Day 2013: 5 gadgets that help make going green easy
With Earth Day 2013, here are five ways to head down a greener path. Sometimes, setting goals to shrink your carbon footprint are like New Year's resolutions. They don't last, and you move on. However, if you're serious about leading an eco-friendly lifestyle, there are some green gadgets that can help make the transition easier.
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Decoder Wire Earth Day 2013: What's in danger is Earth Day, not just Earth
Earth Day 2013 poll finds Americans far less eco-conscious than they were in 1971, a year after Earth Day was founded. Only 39 percent now say it's 'very important' to restore the environment.
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On Earth Day 2013: 13 excellent books to consume
It's Earth Day. Check out these 13 books for the literary equivalent of a green boost of antioxidants and protein.
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On Earth Day 2013, a planetary report card on global warmingPlanetary carbon dioxide concentrations are the highest they've been in the past 800,000 years, an ignominious milestone for Earth Day 2013. Still, the world is making some progress toward addressing global warming.
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Earth Day 2013: 10 quotes about planet Earth
Earth Day is April 22. There is no shortage of famous musings on what Carl Sagan once called our 'pale blue dot.' Here are 10 of our favorite things said about planet Earth.
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Earth Day: What Earth do we celebrate?
A Christian Science perspective: What are we cherishing, valuing, looking to understand and preserve?
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Top Picks: 'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Live,' a documentary on William Randolph Hearst, and more
The app Dark Sky lets you keep track of your personal weather, HBO examines the relationship between elephants and people, and more top picks.
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How to watch the transit of Venus online (+video)
Don't have the necessary solar filters to watch the transit of Venus? Instead of staring directly at the sun, try watching it on the Web.
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Culture Cafe 'Think Like a Man' dominates at the box office
The movie based off Steve Harvey's bestselling book came in first over 'The Lucky One,' an adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, at the box office this weekend.
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Spring snowstorm hammers New York, Pennsylvania (+video)
A Spring nor'easter is forecast to dump more than a foot of snow in Pennsylvania, and parts of New York, closing schools and causing power outages. Flood watches have been issued for Maine and New Hampshire
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Earth Day technology: the spray-on solar panel?
New firms are challenging conventional rooftop solar by using thin-film technology on windows and even indoors. On this Earth Day, conventional Chinese companies are the cost leaders. But US firms have the technical edge.
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On Earth Day, Canada's native Innus march to save their land, identity
The Quebec government is opening up its northern region to mining and energy companies, sparking concern among the native Innu, who fear they will lose their ancestral lands.
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The Monitor's View: Why Earth Day needs a regreening
Earth Day 2012 finds public support for the environment sagging. Yet an eminent British thinker finds hope in the moral constraints of a love for one's local community.
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Earth Day: Five ways we affect the planet
The late Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D) of Wisconsin organized the first Earth Day in 1970 after the devastating oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. The event started as an environmental teach-in, with some 20 million Americans taking part on college campuses across the United States. Today, 500 million people in 175 countries observe Earth Day on April 22 as a way to celebrate the natural world and raise awareness of the environment. How much do humans affect the earth? Click below to find out.
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Opinion: This Earth Day, let's focus on people
Environmentalists go on about the loss of endangered species and degraded coral reefs. But we barely mention people – nature's biggest beneficiaries. This Earth Day, let’s put human well-being at the center of things, and make explicit the value of nature to our everyday lives.
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Giving thanks for 'sweet water'
A Christian Science perspective: Earth Day can be a time to give gratitude for God's abundance.
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How much do you know about Earth Day? Take our quiz!
April 22 marks the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, a day intended to inspire awareness and promote appreciation for the environment. So it's time to test your knowledge of Earth Day history, trivia and statistics.
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Jane Goodall: Disney's "Chimpanzee” good for nature-starved kids
Anthropologist Jane Goodall says nature-starved kids would do well to turn away from their tech toys and watch Disney's "Chimpanzee." The documentary opens over Earth day weekend.
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Top Picks: 'Once' as a musical, 'Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,' and more
PBS's romance 'Birdsong' will appeal to 'Downton Abbey' fans, 'Revenge of the Electric Car' explores why the plug was pulled on the electric car, and more top picks.
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Top 5 conservative holidays
Commemorating a day to call attention to a political cause has long been a tactic of liberals and those further out on the left. For instance, there's Labor Day, Martin Luther King Day, Earth Day, Gay Pride Day, May Day, and so on. Conservatives, by contrast, have largely stuck to fighting battles over the "true meaning" of traditional holidays observed by people of all political stripes, such as Christmas, Memorial Day, and the Fourth of July. Still, conservatives have tried to come up with holidays to tout, with varying degrees of success. Here are our top five:
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Earth Day: Ioby (In Our Back Yard) brings climate change efforts down to the grass-roots
Earth Day: Ioby means the opposite of NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard). The work of combating climate change must begin in our homes and neighborhoods, says ioby co-founder Erin Barnes in an Earth Day interview.
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