Join in Slow Food Nebraska's 5th annual spring celebration
Eggstravaganza! Invite your friends to enjoy delicious local food
and entertainment, with harp music by Natasha Sarno. Hear from our local farmers and food organizations. Nebraska
Sustainable Agriculture Society,The Nebraska Food Cooperative, and Buy
Fresh Buy Local Nebraska will be there to answer questions about local
and sustainable foods and farms in Nebraska.
Calendar
Slow Food Nebraska's Eggstravaganza 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
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11:30am - 2:30pm
Earth Day on the Promenade, Santa Monica, CA
Saturday, April 17th
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10am-7pm
Celebrate 40 years
of Earth Day! This carbon-neutral
festival is free for everyone and features a kids’ interactive drum circle at
2pm, unusual animals, palm and crop seed kit giveaways, electric and hybrid
vehicles, the latest model solar panels, home energy-efficiency products, and
rebate offers. Bring your own
re-usable water bottle for refills of high-quality filtered water all day. Learn about current environmental issues, resources and solutions from
the more than 60 fascinating eco-exhibits&product displays.
EarthFair at Grand Central, Earth Day NY
Indoors: April 19th-24th; Outdoors: April 23rd and 24th
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Outdoors: 12pm-7pm; April 24th, 11am-5pm.
Grand Central
Terminal is an extraordinary Beaux Arts landmark in the heart of New York
City. EarthFair Indoors is a weeklong exhibit in Vanderbilt Hall
highlighting major substantive displays and exhibits. EarthFair Outdoors
is a two-day festival of
art, music and the environment on Vanderbilt Ave, including a large exhibit area
highlighting green businesses, organic food, environmental groups, and
interactive displays. EarthFair
also features live musical entertainment.
The Giant Earth Images, Earth Day NY
April 19th-25th
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10am-8pm
The week-long show will illuminate the historic landmark’s soaring main concourse with inspiring environmentally themed quotes, messages, photographs and graphic images contributed by artists such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, and Rafal Olbinski, among others. The show, projected onto two of the north columns in the concourse, will run 10 hours a day.
Urbane Green Business Expo Event, Detroit
April 22nd and April 23rd
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12pm-7pm
We aim to make the
public aware of all the green innovation Metropolitan Detroit has to offer as
well as build patron loyalty to small businesses, local restaurants, farmers
markets and community gardens. With
our diverse Michigan communities, we’re celebrating our Michigan businesses
dedication to the environment. A
sustainable community begins with finding solutions to preserve our way of
life: socially, economically and environmentally. At
Detroit’s Historic
Corktown, 1400 Porter Street.
National Sustainable Design Expo
April 24 - 25, 2010
The 6th
Annual National Sustainable Design Expo is scheduled to take place on the
National Mall in Washington, DC, on April 24 - 25, 2010. This event was created
to bring together professional scientists, engineers, and business leaders
around innovations designed to advance economic growth while reducing
environmental impact. The Expo showcases the innovative designs of the P3
student teams addressing alternative energy technologies, collection,
purification and distribution of water, agricultural practices to reduce pesticide
run-off, new technologies for green buildings and many more approaches to
improve society's sustainability. In addition, it provides a forum for the
government, non-profit and business community to demonstrate their diverse
approaches to sustainability.
2010 Seattle Earth Day Celebration Event
April 25, 2010
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3pm-11pm
Created by Terra Roots with the Earth Day
Network as part of a Billion Acts of Green. An all-ages celebration with live music, green information,
guest speakers, and the Little Seahorse Music Academy. At Neumos on Capital Hill. Tickets are $10 advance and $12 at the
door. 14-and-under are free with
an adult.
World Environmental and Water Resources Congress
May 16-20, 2010
The 2010 World Environmental and Water Resources, hosted by the
American Society of Civil
Engineers’ and the Environmental and Water Resources Institute, takes place in Providence, Rhode Island, May 16-20, 2010. The program will
include outstanding plenary sessions and technical presentations that address
the Challenges of Change that we as a society are facing. It will also be the
site of annual committee meetings and offer fun social events. This year’s technical program focuses on the Challenges of
Change. It is imperative that the environmental and engineering community take
a leadership role in addressing the changes that are so prevalent in today’s
society, whether they be technical, economic, social, environmental or
political.
National Solar Conference, Phoenix, AZ
May 17-22, 2010
The
National Solar Conference is America’s leading conference on the emerging
trends, technology, and opportunities shaping the new energy economy. Join
SOLAR 2010 at the Phoenix Convention Center for the nation's best educational
opportunity for solar energy professionals!
Healthy Living School Grants
Beneficiary: K-12 Teachers. Grant Type: Physical Fitness and Health. Deadline: TBA. Cabot Creamery, a cooperative of dairy farmers throughout Vermont and New England, invites you to participate in their school grant program. They would like to see matching funds or in-kind contributions from another sponsor (such as parent groups or a community organization or cooperative) and to get a feel for what your program is all about before sending the check. If approved, the funds can be used for almost anything associated with your program, including: supplies for exhibits, healthy snacks, printed materials, or whatever your project needs. Here are some examples of the kinds of programs that would be eligible for these grants: Wellness Fairs, Nutrition Workshops for Coaches/Students/Parents, Promoting Healthy Food Choices in Schools, etc. Applications for grants are accepted year-round. Visit the Cabot Vermont Web site to learn more.
Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Contest
Entries are due June 16, 2010
The EPA, Generations United, the Dance Exchange, and the Rachel Carson Council, Inc., announce a poetry, essay, photo and dance contest. Entries must be from a team of two or more persons, a young person and an older person. The creative work should express the "Sense of Wonder" that your team feels for the sea, the night sky, forests, birds, wildlife, and all that is beautiful to your eyes. We want you to share this love of nature with a child and others around you. When we teach our eyes and ears and senses to focus on the wonders of nature, we open ourselves to the wonders around us. Contestants will work across generations to share through one of these distinct mediums their own interactions with and reflections on the wonders of nature. Dance video entries are not limited to the moving body. You can use live performers and/ or capture movement and change visible in nature: birds landing, trees shaking in a storm, a river flowing...Experienced and first time dancers and video makers are encouraged to participate.Let Rachel Carson's words inspire you.
Build Green Schools / No Child Left Inside Rally
Thursday, April 22
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11am - 7pm
Earth Day Network presents a massive rally to build green schools at the National Mall in Washington D.C. Speakers include Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, prominent politicians, activists, and more!
The Earth Day Climate Rally on the National Mall, Washinton DC
Sunday, April 25th
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11am-7pm
The 40th anniversary of Earth Day is quickly approaching, but the United
States has failed to enact a comprehensive climate bill. On Sunday, April 25, Earth Day Network
will organize a massive climate rally on The National Mall to demand Congress
pass strong legislation. The
Climate Rally will include notable speakers Reverend Jesse Jackson, film
director James Cameron, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, Olympic gold medalist
Billy Demong, producer Trudie Styler, author Margaret Atwood, NFL player and television
personality Dhani Jones, environmental photographer Sebastian Copeland, and
many more. The Climate Rally will
also feature live music from Sting,
John Legend, The Roots, Jimmy Cliff, Passion Pit, Bob Weir, Willie Colón, Joss
Stone, Robert Randolph, Patrick Stump, Mavis Staples, Booker T, Honor Society
and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger. Earth Day Network is sponsoring free buses from New York City,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus, Charleston WV, Richmond,
Charlottesville, and Baltimore.