February 2011
Going Green in Iraq
2/25/11 | | 12 comments
Iraq faces serious environmental problems, running the gamut from biodiversity to waste management. That’s hardly surprising. Events from 1980 to the present day have created challenges precluding Iraq from becoming a hotbed of environmentalism. Today, we feature one partner organization working hard to reverse that trend.
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Youth Connect with Ocean Conservation
2/24/11 | | 4 comments
Engaging youth in environmental awareness and action can be a huge challenge. Be it apathy, distractions or lack of awareness, some older environmentalists look on the young generation with no small sense of disappointment.
Read MoreWomen Taking the Lead – from New York and Worldwide
2/23/11 | | 0 comments
Our international department is out in full force at the 55th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women meeting in New York this week.
Read MoreAnnouncing the Climate Leadership Gala: May 3, 2011
2/18/11 | | 4 comments
On May 3, 2011, Earth Day Network in partnership with the Carbon War Room and ACORE (American Council on Renewable Energy), will present the Climate Leadership Gala at the EPA Atrium of the Ronald Regan Building in Washington DC. The Gala will be the pinnacle of Creating Climate Wealth, a two-day Summit taking place on May 3 and May 4.
Read MoreObserve Presidents' Day...in Nature
2/18/11 | | 4 comments
Monday is Presidents’ Day! We all know what that means...a day off to kick back, lounge around, and be thankful that we’re not stuck inside an office or school. Instead of pulling out your stove-top hat to dress like Lincoln or donning Washington-esque wooden teeth like last year, use the extra time this long weekend to celebrate Nature.
Read MoreJapan Gives Whales a Break!
2/18/11 | | 2 comments
In an update today, Japan announced that its initial suspension of whaling activity has been extended to the entire season's "research" whale hunt in the Antarctic, due to "persistent harassment" from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
Read MoreChina Ditches Traditional Seal Fur for Lantern Festival!
2/18/11 | | 2 comments
Happy Chinese Lantern Festival! Today's festival officially ends the Lunar New Year with a New Year’s Gala which features a special hostess. Traditionally, the hostess wears an elaborate dress that includes seal skin and fur.
Read MoreEPA Assault Endangers Health, Green Economy, Says Rogers
2/17/11 | | 1 comment
The U.S. House of Representatives leadership is putting the country's health and fragile economy at risk by attempting to gut the nation's landmark air, water and wildlife protections that Earth Day helped to pass over 40 years ago, warned Earth Day Network President Kathleen Rogers in a statement released this afternoon.
Read MoreLewiston, Maine: A Model Energy-Saving City
2/14/11 | | 2 comments
Earth Day Network’s Global Day of Conversation 2011 is an upcoming Earth Day campaign to engage local communities in discussing community-specific ways to help their city grow economically through sustainable action. This is the second installment of the Global Day of Conversation 2011 blog series.
Read MoreWhy the Green Economy Must Engage Women
2/10/11 | | 1 comment
A whopping 2.4 billion people worldwide, primarily in the southern hemisphere, rely on biomass fuels such as wood charcoal and dung for heat and cooking. Women are overwhelmingly responsible for collecting and managing it, often contributing to deforestation and suffering ill health effects for their efforts.
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