In 51 years, Earth Day has become what the organization’s website calls the largest secular observance in the world, and a local group wants to expand its reach. “I like thinking more of Earth Month instead of Earth Day because really every day is Earth Day,” said Carrie Malfeo, a[Read More…]
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Earth Day: Green Team collects tens of thousands of plastic bags
Student members of the Green Team at Western Avenue Elementary School weigh plastic they collected during their Plastic Bag Drive in January. They convert the weight to represent a total number of plastic bags. (Provided photo) You’ve reached subscriber-only content Register for free to continue reading Free 3-day trial Already a[Read More…]
Events focus on saving the environment and celebrating Earth Day
As the nation prepares for the annual Earth Day celebration on April 22, several programs in the Homewood-Flossmoor area are providing information and ways to celebrate special efforts to recognize how to be environmentally kind to the earth. The Flossmoor Public Library and the Flossmoor Green Commission are presenting two special[Read More…]
Earth Day every day
Viewpoint: The commentary below represents the ideas, observations and opinions of the author. Saturday is Earth Day, and much attention is appropriately paid to big environmental problems and the policies we use to address them (Won’t polar bears be grateful that the tropics migrated to them? When will kayak taxis[Read More…]