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AEarth Day at the Gardens - Birmingham, AL Description: Hands-on conservation education activities provided by 60 Earthfest Tuscaloosa, AL Description:An all-day music festival with activities for all ages to celebrate EarthDay and educate the community about the environment.
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CContra Costa Earth Day Festival, 10th Anniversary CA Description: New Energy for a New Era. CC Earth Day, a free event, expects 20,000 visitors to its home, the Concord Pavilion, where we will be setting up birds-of-a-feather eco-areas, with interactive educational messages. The Green Community, a key eco-area, will feature a giant operating windmill, solar cooking, electric and solar vehicles, organic gardening, alternative construction as well as the 100 panel New Energy Maze. Earth Day Fair Caltech Description: The members of the Caltech Environmental Task Force would like to invite you to participate in our open-air Earth Day Fair on Friday, April 21. The goal of the fair is to promote environmental awareness on our campus and in our community. This year we are joining forces with Amnesty International and the Caltech Progressives Coalition to address the issue of human rights and the environment. Now in its ninth year, Caltech's annual Earth Day Fair is of respectable size and is well-attended. It routinely attracts over 400 students, faculty, and outside visitors. Timing: Friday, April 21; 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Contact: Yuki Takahashi (626) 395-1713; Jennie Stephens (626) 395-4393 Celebrate Earth Day 2000 Los Angeles On Saturday, April 22, come to Exposition Park in the heart of L.A. for free music, exhibits and family fun! Join thousands in a full day of festivities to demonstrate your concern for global warming and support Exposition Park Events on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22 Conferences Regional Celebrations Other Community Events How to Get to Exposition Park Important Websites Transit Directions: www.scag.ca.gov/transit
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DReef Ball Coalition - DominicaDescription: World Record Freediver Tanya Streeter will be joining other ocean lovers on a 1 week trip to Dominica to help build a Reef Ball artificial reef during EARTH DAY, April 22, 2000. The excursion, April 18th to the 25th is being offered by the Reef Ball Coalition to all divers and non-divers, essentially anyone looking for a great vacation while tangibly leaving the ocean abetter place.Tanya Streeter is a 4 time World Record holder and will be inducted into the Woman Divers Hall of Fame at the Beneath the Sea 2000 Show on March 25th in Secaucus, New Jersey. Tanyas records are:
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FEarth Day OrlandoSaturday, April 22, 2000 St. Augustine Earth Day 2000Description: Earth Month - St. Petersburg Description: We will be having several events the month of April that focus on environmental issues. Green Rampage, in which students spend a whole day planting native species flowers and trees around the dormitory areas. Into the Streets, a day of focused community service, will take students to one of several social agencies that serves an environmental purpose to do a project. Adam Werbach, one-time President of Sierra Club, is coming to speak on Wednesday, April 26th. Our big Earth Day Festival is on Thursday, April 27th. The festival will feature a vegetarian barbecue, workshops, speakers, booths from outside environmental organizations and other Eckerd clubs, and games and activities. That night URBAN GYPSIES is having a concert on campus. |
GEarth Day 2000 "Unplugged:" Workshops for Clean Energy Solutions - AtlantaDescription: Nearly 30 environmental organizations have come together to put on this year's workshops. Clean Energy is this year's national Earth Day theme, so the afternoon workshops will educate the public on how energy use and conservation relates to the quality of our lives. The workshops will stress three levels of responsibility-personal, corporate and government and will be broken down into the following three tracks: Spring Green Day - Atlanta Description: Teams of volunteers will be working on stream clean-ups, trail maintenance, tree plantings and a number of other outdoor urban, suburban and rural projects during an all-volunteer day. Down to Earth Day Party - Atlanta Description: The official celebratory event of Earth Day will feature music, speakers, and a Silent Spring Auction the evening of April 22. More than 300 business leaders, community representatives, environmentalists and individuals are expected to attend. Clean Commute Week - Atlanta Description: Join the American Lung Association of Georgia in reducing smog in Atlanta. Thousands of Atlantans will pledge to clean commute during Clean Commute Week and continue to use clean-air friendly transportation options throughout our smog-filled summer. Earth to Buzz - Atlanta Description: Georgia Tech will hold its annual "Earth-to-Buzz" festival on Friday, April 21, from 10am to 2pm. Festivities will include over 40 informational booths and displays, live demonstrations, including in-line skating, pottery throwing yoga, Reiki treatments, live music, alternative fuel vehicles, athe Atlanta Zoo Mobile, bicycle maintenance clinic, free prize drawings, and the City of Atlanta/Center for Puppetry Arts presentation of "The Amazing Backyard Composting Machine." T-shirts made from recycled plastic bottles will be given away to participants who successfully navigate the Earth Day Maze. A tree planting ceremony will take place at the Georgia Tech Campanile and will feature speakers from the Board of Regents and Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Earth Day at the Zoo - Atlanta Earth Day & Recycle Festival - Atlanta Description: Cherokee County Earth day will have games & activities for children, arts & crafts (made from recycled materials), educational seminars, music, door prizes and food. For more information, see http://www.KeepCherokeeBeautiful.com. Earth Run 5k Race Against Extinction - Atlanta Description: The Nature Conservancy of Georgia hosts its 10th Annual Earth Day 5K Run which benefits The Nature Conservancy's efforts to preserve rare species and natural areas in the state.
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IInterreligious Festival for the Earth - ChicagoDescription: Following the ACTS Pilgrimage for Ecojustice through Hyde EARTHFEST - North Chicago Sponsored by the Lake County Forest Preserves. Come out and celebrate the 30th anniversary of Earth Day with games, wagon rides, and crafts. Refreshments for sale. Join our children's All Species Parade at 2pm. Those sporting a mask of their favorite native plant or animal receive a free wagon ride. All ages invited. Earth Day Fest 2000 - Galena, Illinois Description: This is an annual event in Galena which allows the public to become more educated and enlightened about caring for the Earth. We bring together 18-20 environmental groups, small businesses, and school projects, and they set up table displays and pass out information and/or sell items to the public.
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KThe 30 Days of Earth Day - Kansas CityDescription: Organizations and individuals in the Kansas City metropolitan area are coming together to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Earth Day, planning 30 days of events which focus on making choices that lower our impact on the earth. We invite you and your organization to join us in planning events or activities that foster Earth-friendly choices. Join millions of people from over 200 nations in celebration of Earth Day 2000. |
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MEarth Day Conference - Cape Cod, MA Description: Is global warming affecting the health of your family? What are the economicand environmental costs associated with energy use? What can you do toprotect your community? These are some of the questions that will beanswered at the Earth Day 2000 Conference, scheduled for April 22 at the Cape Cod Community College Tilden Arts Center. Speakers will discuss a variety of energy-related topics. In general theywill focus on how we can use the Cape Light Compact to improve our localeconomy while minimizing our impact on our health and the environment. Expert presenters include George Woodwell of the Woods Hole Research Center,Barnstable County Commissioner Dr. Robert O'Leary, Dr. Anna Manatis-Lornell from Cape Clean Air, Pace University School of Law Professor Edward Smeloff, and Greg Watson of the Massachusetts Technology Council. The conference will also feature many interactive activities. Attendees can view a fuel cell and an electric bicycle demonstration. In the afternoon, tours of solar homes will be offered for a nominal transportation fee. Alternatively, PV technicians, electricians, and municipal electrical inspectors are invited to a Photovoltaic Installation Workshop. The Earth Day 2000 Conference is sponsored by the Cape & Islands Self Reliance Corporation, a nonprofit organization promoting community self-reliance in energy, water, and food. Many other environmental organizations will cosponsor. Inquiries from organizations interested in cosponsoring are welcome. This event is free and open to the public. Registration begins at 8:30 A.M. and solar home tours are scheduled to last until 5:00 P.M. Howard County Earth Day - MarylandDescription: - hikes; bird walks, gardening; tree planting, trail Michigan EventsMarch 27-April 1 Earth Day observation on U-M campus, coordinated by THE GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE CALKINS SCIENCE CENTER OPENING DURING THE WEST MICHIGAN SCIENCE FESTIVAL OPENING CELEBRATIONDescription: Gaylord, Michigan artists John and Ann Mahan are the authors and |
NAsheville Earth Day 2000 - Marshall, NC Date: Saturday April 22nd. Durham Earth Day 2000 Description: Durham Earth Day 2000 ties together an Earth Day Festival with community action projects around the city. These action projects will take place during the entire month of April and are aimed at re-establishing a sense of community throughout the city Earth Day at the University of NC at Greensboro Description: Earth Day 2000 at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro will be held from 9:30 until 2:30 on Wednesday, April 19th. Festivities will commence on College Ave. A variety of performers, tablers, and speakers will be at the event and activities will be available to please all ages. EarthDay2000 - Greensboro Description: EARTHDAY 2000, Guilford County, April 22, 2000, in Festival Park Greensboro, NC will honor and celebrate the earth with Native American blessings and dances, African dances, modern dances and ballets, performance artists, musicians, poets, visual artists, story tellers, parades, scientists and science projects, kite contests, speakers on redesigning life on earth, panels speaking on religion and the environment, children, elders, members of all ethnic communities in the area, booths |
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TKRBE/Enron Earth Day 2000 Festival - Houston, TXDescription: The 104 KRBE/Enron Earth Day Festival is open to the public and will feature more than 40 environmental organizations with exhibits and interactive activities designed to teach people about protecting and preserving the environment and its inhabitants and natural resources. An Extreme Zone will feature rockwalls, flight simulators, orbitrons, and tramp things. The Kids Zone will feature more kid-friendly entertainment along with arts & crafts and food and beverage booths. Irving's Sports ClassicDescription: Outdoor event includes sporting activities, environmental booths, interactive games including Eco-Shopping Games, recycling relays, recycled crafts, building bird houses (Sponsored by Home Depot). Clean Your Files Day - Irving Description: Encouraging local businesses to clean files by recycling, and buy recycled. Irving Municipal buildings will be participating in the program with a recycling display and prices for city employees. |
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WEarth Day River Clean up - Washington, DC & Maryland Description: There will be three sites along the Anacostia River where volunteers will gather to remove floating debris, trash, and tires from the river and it's shore line. Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Pavilion at the Washington DC Mall Earth Day Celebration Description: Flagship event for Earth day 2000 - there will be thousands of activities as well as music, speakers and entertainment. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has created a spectacular, interactive topographical Chesapeake Bay watershed "floor" map. Visitors can stand in, walk on and experience how and why water flows in the Bay on the map. Come explore the waters and lands of the Chesapeake Bay watershed!
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