Target TGT -0.14% – Target has gone big on Earth Day for quite a while now. For the past several years, it has given out reusable bags and offers free samples of sustainable products. (In 2013, it gave out bags with samples of Burt's Bees Moisturizing It's Earth Day, bringing everything from Google Doodles to … Read more
Earth Day, observed annually on April 22 since it began in the late 1960s, is “the one day that transcends culture, language, and tradition,” Google says, explaining the significance of its series of Google Doodles celebrating our planet. In Friday's Happy Earth Day! Rounded up below are 16 Earth Day quotes for you to read … Read more
Keira Wallace, 12, of Chesterton, a member of the Liberty Hot Shots 4-H club, holds her pet chinchilla R2D2 in her lap Saturday at the Porter County Expo Center during an annual Earth Day celebration. The 4-H club set up a petting zoo for the event. Ideally, people would treat the Earth with kindness and … Read more
Apple kicked off its Earth Day celebrations last Thursday, outfitting retail employees with green shirts, decorating Apple Store logos with green leaves, and launching an "Apps for Earth" promotion that will see in-app purchases from partner apps Rather than a big to-do with lots of hoopla for Earth Day, they skip an annual litter cleanup … Read more
Visitors can also join the Earth Day Celebration at Marsh Haven on April 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Plant milkweed, make a recycled craft, hike, and visit with the ambassador critters. A “Monarchs and Milkweed” program will take place at 11 a.m. and a Apple kicked off its Earth Day celebrations last Thursday, … Read more
From tiny homes to dog toys made from recycled materials, the fifth annual JCC Earth Day Community Celebration was packed with environmentally friendly attractions for all ages. Thousands of people flocked to the Jewish Community Center on Sunday Rather than a big to-do with lots of hoopla for Earth Day, they skip an annual litter … Read more
Via the Twitter feed of Pradheep Shanker, who blogs here. Related: "It's 'Buy Nothing Day' in North Korea Every Day of the Year" Another councilman, Robert Wilkinson, labeled Earth Day activists “radicals who have taken actions against our own government,” claiming that, at a recent meeting on the environment, he had heard young people “urge … Read more
The day just finished, April 22nd, is a globally-recognised day of awareness for recycling and hybrids and all the good stuff. To celebrate, the European Space Agency released this rather wonderful image of our special planet Earth Day, April 22, means different things to different people: a chance to plant some seedlings; a call to … Read more
President Obama celebrated Earth Day this week by visiting the Florida Everglades where he spoke about the threat that climate change poses to our economy and to the world. While there, he sat down with Bill Nye the Science Guy to discuss that threat, Good news, skywatchers: the annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks this week, … Read more
Earth Day, April 22, means different things to different people: a chance to plant some seedlings; a call to activism; the time to actually make that New Year's resolution compost heap. But to many fashion people, it mostly means an inbox clogged with Celebrate Earth Day 2015 today. Posted YESTERDAY, 10:13 AM Updated YESTERDAY, 7:05 … Read more