Welcome to Earth Month: A Reflection

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Welcome to Earth Month: A Reflection

The Informer is getting ready for Earth Day on April 22 by celebrating the earth all month long.

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By Jacqueline Gray Miller Earth is an exceptional place. It’s our home. Home to diverse people and cultures, plants and animals, and deserves to be celebrated every day of the year. It’s been over 50 years since the first Earth Day (1970), when people around the nation took to the streets to use

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Crude Prosperity: Hess Oil on St. Croix (Part Five)

This historical six-part series explores three moments in the past century – VI Corp, Harvey Aluminum, and Hess Oil – where frustration with the given situation boiled over into radical change.

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

Local firm makes trek to sustainability

THIS YEAR marks 30 years since Environmental Solutions Limited (ESL) put the ‘open’ sign on their doors and a ‘closed’ sign is nowhere on the horizon, even with the bracing reality of the global COVID-19 pandemic. With the mission to ‘provide...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Paris blue jeans history exposition makes 'green' fashion statement | Africanews

Paris blue jeans history exposition makes 'green' fashion statement

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Gary Enviromental Stewardship Day to include Earth Day celebration and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day | The Crusader Newspaper Group

On April 24, 2021, the City of Gary will be celebrating Earth Day with a city-wide “Environmental Stewardship Day”. City departments, businesses, community organizations, faith-based groups, educational institutions, block clubs and other volunteers are encouraged to participate this city-wide

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Africa: This Earth Day, a People's Perspective Is What Is Most Needed

[IPS] New York -- Today marks Earth Day and all around the globe, advocates and activists, concerned citizens and the like will gather to raise awareness about the climate crisis.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Environmental Racism is Real, Destructive and Deadly | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A March 2019 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) found that Whites experience 17 percent less pollution caused by their consumption of goods and services. On the other hand, Blacks and Hispanics experience 56 percent and 63

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Africa: 'Earth School' Gives Students in Lockdown a Closeup Look At Nature

With the coronavirus pandemic disrupting education worldwide, Earth School sought to bring together compelling and interactive resources for learning about nature and the environment on a single global

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Source: allAfrica.com

1000s of Aborted Seal Pups Mysteriously Wash Ashore the Namibian Coast | Africanews

Cape Fur Seal Mothers in Nambia are Desperate

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Licensing and Consumer Affairs Enforcing Sunscreen Law in Honor of Earth Day

On Friday, Licensing and Consumer Affairs will launch a territory-wide public campaign to educate residents on the existing ban of sunscreens containing oxybenzone, octocrylene and octinoxate, which have been found to be harmful to marine ecosystems.

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

Energy CEOs See Natural Gas, Carbon Capture As Key Renewable Strategies – The Omaha Star

Businesses across the globe are slowly transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable, sustainable energy sources. Despite that, the top executives at a trio of energy giants told an international conference that some fossil fuel technologies will remain a vital part of their resource portfolio and

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Source: Omaha Star

Hubble birthday to you: NASA telescope took this pic on your special day

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope also doubles up as a birthday photographer these days. Here's how to find your starry birthday pic.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

2020 is the most important election year for the environment | Earth Day

The 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day comes during a big election year, with 65 major elections worldwide. Register, grab your friends and vote green.

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Africa: Climate Crisis - More Than 700m Children Live in High-Risk Countries

[savethechildren_uk] An estimated 710 million children[i] live in the 45 countries that are at the highest risk of suffering the impact of climate change, Save the Children warned today[ii]. Floods, droughts, hurricanes, and other extreme weather events will have an especially deep impact on

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Source: allAfrica.com

USVI Produces 450 Tons of Garbage Every Day, Researchers Say

Napkins, food wrappers, Styrofoam, aerosol cans, and coffee waste were among the top waste items listed by viewers of a University of the Virgin Islands Caribbean Green Technology Center presentation on sustainable living Wednesday afternoon.

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‘These Young Girls Are Shook’: Monica Celebrates 40th Birthday with Sexy Bubble Bath Glam Shots

"Go shawty; it's your birthday!" Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Monica Denise Arnold, better known as the R&B songstress Monica, has hit the BIG 40 and is

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Department of Sustainable Development, UNICEF observe Earth Day

NEW VIDEO "SAINT LUCIA'S CLIMATE CHANGE D.R.A.M.A." RELEASED.

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Mayor Sylvester Turner Named Chair of Climate Mayors - Houston Forward Times

ABOVE: Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) This past week, the Climate… The post Mayor Sylvester Turner Named Chair of Climate Mayors appeared first on Houston Forward Times.

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Environmental Racism is Real, Destructive and Deadly - Voice and Viewpoint

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent For many, Earth Day stands as a reminder of everyone’s role as stewards of the planet. It’s a time to reflect and to plan ahead for a cleaner and healthier environment. Still, for many others, it’s also a stark reminder about how African Americans and

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Crude Prosperity: Hess Oil on St. Croix (Part Six)

This historical six-part series explores three moments in the past century – VI Corp, Harvey Aluminum, and Hess Oil – where frustration with the given situation boiled over into radical change.

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

Caribbean Green Technology Center Presents Sustainability Webinar

The Virgin Islands can create a more sustainable and healthier community by adopting practices being followed in other island communities around the world, according to a the Caribbean Green Technology Center webinar.

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14 Clever Technologies To Help The Planet – Free Press of Jacksonville

As Earth Day approaches, here’s a look forward exploring the ways in which Israel is developing technologies to help our planet reach a better, brighter and greener future. Here are the top Israeli technologies that [...]

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

OP-ED: Earth Day Is for Us. Here’s How You Can Celebrate Every Day. | Chicago Defender

By Pashon Murray & Nya Marshall The first Earth Day was observed in the U.S. 50 years ago. The way the history is told, a group of environmentalists had noticed America’s obsession with diesel fuels, inefficient vehicles, and mass consumption—and they thought it could lead to environmental trouble

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Source: Chicago Defender

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