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Yesterday | Patch.com

7 Jobs that Make the World a Better Place

The following story was provided by AOLJobs.com By Debra Auerbach for CareerBuilder Have you ever had an itch to quit your job and instead do work that makes a real difference in the world? In honor of Earth Day on April 22, we've compiled a list of seven jobs that help people live a better life - from the buildings they work and live in, to the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Mendota Heights, MN

Yesterday | The Times-Herald

Cleaning up the town

The city department is working to make the city a better place for its citizens and has held a number of cleanup and recycling efforts.

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Related Topix: Newnan, GA, Life, Holidays

Thu May 16, 2013

Mercury-Register

Letter: Immigration an environmental issue

Gaylord Nelson, former senator from Wisconsin, co-founder of Earth Day, stated, "It's phony to say 'I'm for the environment but not for limiting immigration.'" Therein lies the problem: Each of seven amnesties, despite contrary promises, has resulted in massive illegal influxes.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Immigration Reform, US News, Illegal Immigration, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Opinion

Wed May 15, 2013

Criminal Report Daily

2.6 Billion-Year-Old Water Found in Deep Mine

Gas that bubbles out of the floor in a deep mine has a chemical composition that can provide the food source for microbes living in deep ancient fluids underground.

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Related Topix: Apollo 13, Drama Movies, History Movies, Adventure, Science / Technology, Space, Jim Lovell, Life, Holidays

Examiner.com

Interior Design and Environmental Consciousness

On April 22, just a few weeks ago, ' Earth day ' was celebrated. A seed sowed by then Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970 to create awareness about air and water pollution, the event has now bloomed into a global phenomenon being celebrated all around the world.

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Related Topix: Interior Design, Arts, Life, Holidays

Tue May 14, 2013

Patch.com

7 Jobs that Make the World a Better Place

The following story was provided by AOLJobs.com . By Debra Auerbach for CareerBuilder Have you ever had an itch to quit your job and instead do work that makes a real difference in the world? In honor of Earth Day on April 22, we've compiled a list of seven jobs that help people live a better life - from the buildings they work and live in, to the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays

Mon May 13, 2013

Star-Telegram.com

Southern Champion Tray educates students about paper recycling

In honor of Earth Day on April 22 and Arbor Day on April 27, Southern Champion Tray donated native tree saplings to students at J.L. Boren Elementary School in Mansfield as part of the Paperboard Packaging Council's Trees into Cartons, Cartons into Trees, an educational program that highlights the renewability and sustainability of paper and ... (more)

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Mansfield, TX

Loudon County News

LCHS students work to protect earth

Though not necessarily tree huggers, a group of budding conservationists at Lenoir City High School are saying "yes" to planting trees to protect the environment.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays

Sat May 11, 2013

Patch.com

7 Jobs that Make the World a Better Place

The following story was provided by AOLJobs.com By Debra Auerbach for CareerBuilder Have you ever had an itch to quit your job and instead do work that makes a real difference in the world? In honor of Earth Day on April 22, we've compiled a list of seven jobs that help people live a better life - from the buildings they work and live in, to the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays

Patch.com

10 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day All Year Long

Earth Day was on Monday, April 22. Founded in 1970 in the U.S. as a day of education about environmental issues, Earth Day is now a globally celebrated holiday.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Environment, Science, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Fri May 10, 2013

St. Augustine Record

Ponte Vedra Beach: Youthful poet speaks out

Even though cerebral palsy has impaired her speech, 13-year old Serena Wetmore will not be silenced.

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Related Topix: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, Ponte-Vedra, FL, Life, Holidays, St Johns County, FL

Thu May 09, 2013

Examiner.com

A glorious day in San Francisco: Earth Day 2013

Earth Day San Francisco took place on Saturday, April 2o at the Civic Center Plaza and drew thousands eager to have eco-conscious and healthy fun.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Environment, Science, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Wed May 08, 2013

Patch.com

7 Green Jobs that Make the World a Better Place

The following story was provided by AOLJobs.com By Debra Auerbach for CareerBuilder Have you ever had an itch to quit your job and instead do work that makes a real difference in the world? In honor of Earth Day on April 22, we've compiled a list of seven jobs that help people live a better life - from the buildings they work and live in, to the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Beachwood, OH

Tue May 07, 2013

NorthJersey.com

North Haledon resident writes children's book that teaches science

North Haledon resident Paulette Szalay shared her new book, "Baggy Maggy and Friends Save Stinkville" with more than 100 third- and fourth-grade children at School 4 in Paterson 's Meet the Author event to celebrate Earth Day on April 22.

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Related Topix: North Haledon, NJ, Haledon, NJ, Paterson, NJ, Life, Holidays, Education Etc.

Mon May 06, 2013

WFXL-TV Fox 31

Youth learn the importance of recycling

Earth Day is celebrated around the country on April 22. In Tifton, J.T. Reddick Elementary School's students came together and collected 12,000 plastic bottles.

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Patch.com

7 Jobs that Make the World a Better Place

The following story was provided by AOL.com By Debra Auerbach for CareerBuiler Have you ever had an itch to quit your job and instead do work that makes a real difference in the world? In honor of Earth Day on April 22, we've compiled a list of seven jobs that help people live a better life - from the buildings they work and live in, to the energy ... (more)

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Trenton, MI, Grosse Ile, MI

Sun May 05, 2013

The Jersey Journal

Berkeley Heights and Mountainside students collect more than 400 cell phones

Fourth-grade students at Hughes School in Berkeley Heights participate in Earth Week Cell Phone Recycling Collection.

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Related Topix: Berkeley Heights, NJ, Mountainside, NJ, Life, Holidays, New Providence, NJ

Fri May 03, 2013

Naugatuck Daily News

Letter: Teacher goes hand in hand with Earth Day

Here's your chance to have Clinton Kelly of TLC's 'What Not to Wear' pick you for a few personal tips.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Naugatuck, CT

Patch.com

Giant Globe Visits Katonah-Lewisboro for Earth Day Lesson

Students at Increase Miller Elementary School took a look at the world from a different perspective-inside a giant globe-during Earth Day lessons this week.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Katonah, NY

Westminster College

Earth Week at the Field Station

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Earth Day and Earth Week were born 43 years ago, largely through the efforts of Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.

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Related Topix: New Wilmington, PA, Life, Holidays, Home Gardening, Home