Earth Day News

The main goal of the Environmental Awareness Committee of the Student Government Association is to create a level of consciousness of sustainable efforts taking place on and off campus.

The main goal of the Environmental Awareness Committee of the Student Government Association is to create a level of consciousness of sustainable efforts taking place on and off campus.

Nov. 16, 2009 - The 'green' movement in San Francisco is hardly a 21st Century phenomena that's new or trendy.

If you've been waiting to replace an old washing machine, a sales-tax holiday today through Sunday on certain energy-efficient appliances might be a good time to make your move.

"Green Magazine TV" produced by WDCC, is a new television series featuring ecology- and energy-conscious companies and organizations.

California consumers could get rebates ranging from $50 to $100 if they purchase a new, energy-efficient clothes washer, refrigerator or room air conditioner starting in late April under a proposal submitted by the state to the federally funded cash-for-appliances program.

A tree planted by the leaders of Canada, the United States and Mexico has been cut down in protest.

Fresh off our G-20 hosting duties, Pittsburgh is now set to host the United Nations Environment Programme's World Environment Day in 2010.

Elizabeth Dunn turns the compost in her vegetable garden at her home in Pincourt, west of Montreal.

" North Carolinians will be able to save on major appliance purchases while putting $8.8 million in federal recovery funds to work stimulating the economy, cutting energy use and cutting greenhouse gas emissions under a plan filed today by the State Energy Office with the U.S. Department of Energy.

The United Nations has tapped Pittsburgh to host World Environment Day in June, noting the city's environmental recovery.

It's Earth Day again, and this year Burnaby students and residents are leading the charge to protect the planet.

The concept of "going green" has been around for more than a hundred years in America.

Rock legend Bruce Springsteen has graced countless magazine covers, from Time to Rolling Stone.

Malaysia launched the 'Egg=Life' campaign on Earth Day this year with the aim of improving the protection of marine turtles in Malaysia.

April 22 is Earth Day. Chang'e-1, the lunar-orbiting satellite, sent back a voice recording both advocating for and cherishing mother Earth; and sent back a song: "Who doesn't love my hometown." According to a statement by the National Defense Science and Technology Industry Bureau on the 21st, by April 20, the Chang'e-1 satellite had been circling ...

Remember when environmentalists were the kooks on the fringe of American society? Academy Award-nominated director Robert Stone does.

Shiny Chevya TMs cruising efficient freeways and cheery new homes signaling the American Dream soon turned into a nightmare of smog and suburban sprawl.

This energetic and fascinating genealogy of the environmental movement going back some 50 years is paired with an impassioned cry for further earth-saving action and will bring moderate theatrical potential to director Robert Stone's socio-political documentary Earth Days .

Hill Air Force Base has joined with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Change the World program.