published April 19, 2009 and has No Comments
Graham Hill waiting for orders at the Koshland Park and Garden improvement event We can't underscore enough the importance and impact of community gardens on getting people to go green. That's why of the many events taking place in San Francisco, TreeHugger founder Graham Hill wanted to be sure and help out at the Koshland Park and Garden, along ...
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published April 19, 2009 and has No Comments
Kiddo taking the Clear2Go pledge at Green Apple Festival in Golden Gate Park Clear2Go, a sponsor of the Green Apple Festival , held a great event at Golden Gate Park. Bring in 6 plastic water bottles for recycling and get a free Clear2Go filtering water bottle. Not only did the booth bring in people of all ages to pledge ...
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published April 19, 2009 and has No Comments
Photo via Kris Marx One of the key themes of the events of the Green Apple Festival is park, preserve, and natural habitat clean-ups. Golden Gate park in San Francisco was a lucky recipient of a group of 160 volunteers helping to improve the landscape and remove invasive plant species. Click through to hear from Kris Marx with the ...
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published April 18, 2009 and has No Comments
Carbon offsets won't save the planet . But, as the Onion points out [click to enlarge], it might make us feel a little better, at least before a new coal-fired factory in China comes online....
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How Carbon Offsets Really Work: The Onion
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published April 15, 2009 and has No Comments
Photo via greenbk Looking for more ways to spend time celebrating Earth Day ? We have a few good ideas for those in the New York area. ...
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Earth Day Events: Fill Your Calendar with These Green Happenings in New York
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published April 15, 2009 and has No Comments
Yippee! TreeHugger has been honored with a Webby nomination for best blog in the Culture/Personal category. We're eligible for not only the Webby Award, but also The Webby People's Voice Award! And that means we need you to voice how much you love TreeHugger by voting! Click through for details on voting, and why we really, really want your ...
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published April 14, 2009 and has No Comments
Here is the perfect opportunity for you to combine your love of free shows with your desire to volunteer for the greener good on Earth Day . The Green Apple Festival is hosting free concerts in major cities for people who volunteer to help out a group or organization in their community for Earth Day. We have the perfect ...
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published April 14, 2009 and has No Comments
Save the Bay launched a new campaign today to help get plastic bags out of the bay area. The city of San Francisco has already done a lot to banish plastic bags, but there's still a lot of work to be done in other bay area cities. As part of the effort, The Bay Vs The Bag created a ...
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published April 14, 2009 and has No Comments
Grist has never been crazy about Earth Day, but this year decided to milk it with a Screw Earth Day campaign . Two years ago David Roberts was complaining about it, noting that it wasn't enough, saying “Yup. The time for "small steps" is long past. It's time for people to wake the hell up.” This year they turned ...
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published April 13, 2009 and has No Comments
For anyone in the green movement under 30 in the US, Earth Day has always just...been. It's existed as a day when you head to the park or zoo with your parents for activities that have to do with recycling, gardening, and saving endangered animals. Or if you're in high school or college, it's the day you go plant ...
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