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Dallas: Greenest City? Michael Shows Us Why.
In part 3 of show five, our winner and co-host Michael, 16, Shows us why Dallas is more than cowboys and oil. He investigates the programs that makes every day earth day in Dallas. In part 3 of show five, our winner and co-host Michael, 16, Shows us why Dallas is more than cowboys and oil. He investigates the prog... more
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Pangea day
here are some links on Current.com related to Pangea day/
Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film.
Why? In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it's easy to lose sight of what we all have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that – to help people see themselves in others – through the power of film. here are some links on Current.com related to Pangea day/ Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film. ... more -
Evon Peter Power Shift
If you ever get a chance to listen to this man speak it is worth your time. I recommend his talk at Bioneers 2007 if you can find it.
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Santa Monica Teens Saving the Environment
Whole Earth Generation host Mike Botticello visits Santa Monica High School to meet "Team Marine", a group of teens who have gone above and beyond to keep our beaches and oceans clean. Whole Earth Generation host Mike Botticello visits Santa Monica High School to meet "Team Marine", a group of teens who have... more
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Teen Green of Claremont High School
Whole Earth Generation introduces us to "Teen Green", a teen environmental group at Claremont High School. Teen green is helping to build sustainable structures made from organic and biodegradable materials. They also work with local elementary schools to create organic gardens in the community. Whole Earth Generation introduces us to "Teen Green", a teen environmental group at Claremont High School. Teen green is hel... more
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Native Americans, Interfaith groups lead by example in EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth ...
(Marquette, Michigan) - The Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge is in its biggest week with help from interfaith groups and American Indians in reaching the goal of one million pounds of electronics and one million pills.
The EPA issued the challenge to Great Lakes basin residents participating in over 100 projects that are collecting pharmaceuticals, electronics and household poisons. The EPA awarded grants to some of the projects.
Interfaith groups are involved in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania. An EPA grant helped start the non-profit Earth Healing Initiative (EHI).
Trust between religions and interfaith environment projects are vital to protect the future of the earth, said a Lutheran bishop, who has participated in numerous Earth Day recycling projects.
"We are in an environmental crisis in many ways," said Lutheran Bishop Thomas A. Skrenes of the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. "The Great Lakes watershed is really a kind of a mother to all of us here in the upper Midwest."
The EHI involves American Indian tribes and "a coalition and partnership of churches, synagogues and other faith traditions joining together and sharing their projects and resources to heal, protect and defend the environment," said founder Rev. Jon Magnuson of Marquette, Michigan.
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin (MITW) is holding a curbside pickup of electronics for members during Earth Week, April 21-24. Over 1,000 pounds of electronics have been turned in at the MITW transfer station since April 1. The College of Menominee Nation hosts pharmaceutical/electronics collections on April 22.
On Friday, April 25, students at the tribal K-8 school are picking up litter and cleaning up the a reservation community. Students recently created "Garbage Monsters" out of bottles other items found in their trash, said Diana Wolf, MITW Solid Waste/Recycling Coordinator. Students gave presentations on other uses for the garbage.
"This interfaith earth healing effort is really a great gift that has been given to all of us," Skrenes said. “The church is called to bring people together to be part of the healing."
Examples of established interfaith organizations that are assisting the EHI include the University of Minnesota Lutheran Campus Ministry, the Duluth Arrowhead Interfaith Council, Marquette University Ministry in Milwaukee, several Catholic interfaith groups and the ELCA office of Ecumenical Formation.
The interfaith EHI is one of numerous environment and Native American projects founded by the non-profit Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, Michigan including the Earth Keepers who removed more than 370 tons of e-waste, pharmaceuticals and household hazardous waste during three Earth Day clean sweeps.
The northern Michigan Earth Keepers belong to ten faith traditions with 150 churches and temples including Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, Presbyterian, United Methodist Church, Unitarian Universalist, Bahá'í, Jewish, Zen Buddhist and the Quakers. The EHI is working with the same faith traditions.
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EPA:
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/earthday2008
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/earthday2008/events.html
EPA Press Release:
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/dc57b08b5acd42...
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Earth Healing Initiative:
http://www.EarthHealingInitiative.org
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Interfaith graphics by Justice St. Rain (Bah'i Community)
Interfaith Resources - Special Ideas website:
http://www.interfaithresources.com
1-800-326-1197
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Duluth
University of Minnesota LCM:
http://www.d.umn.edu/lcm/index.html
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Arrowhead Interfaith Council:
http://www.arrowheadinterfaith.org/home.html
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Milwaukee
Marquette University LCM:
http://www.mulutherans.com
http://www.marquette.edu/um
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Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin:
http://www.menominee-nsn.gov
College of Menominee Nation
http://www.menominee.edu (Marquette, Michigan) - The Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge is in its biggest week with help from interfaith groups and American ... more -
My wife is my eco hero
She talks the talk and also walks the walk when it comes to saving our planet
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Change gives me hope
millions of people calling for change...
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Change the way we live to save the world
if we don't we're screwed...
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We must fight our need for consumption to save the world
We as wealthy nations consume most of the world's food...
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To save the world you must be true to your world
Let all the goodness come out from inside...
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Less coffee cups can save the world
if you use your own cups it adds up...
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You are the easiest to save the world
Start with yourself first and then spread the knowledge...
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The easiest way to save the world
Consuming less is best
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There is no easy way to save the world
Our society and the world have developed to what it is...
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The easiest way to save the world
Little steps can make a huge difference...
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