Earth Day, are you doing it?
April 21, 2012
Come On Everybody Is Doing It, photo by B0nes
Sunday (April 22) is the 42nd Earth Day. You can read about Earth Day’s Michigan roots and much more on Michigan in Pictures. Here’s a few more links:
- On the topic of history, here’s a great feature about Earth Day at Albion College that includes a segment on “Trash Wednesday” introduced by none other than Walter Cronkite.
- The Michigan Green Living Festival in Rochester takes place April 22-24, 2012 and is is one of the largest green/wellness events on the planet, bringing together tens of thousands of people eager to learn about healthy living and seeking earth-friendly products, services and programs. (Facebook)
- The state of Michigan has a list of Earth Day events by region. Also here’s the winners of the Michigan K-5 Earth Day poster contest.
- The Flint Journal has 7 easy tips to make a difference for the environment including buying local, organic produce and planting native Michigan plants. Speaking of ways to make a difference, here’s some tips for saving green by going green in Northern Michigan. mLive also has an Earth Day poll.
- From Scientific American here’s news that Michigan Tech grads will be wearing caps & gowns made from recycled plastic water bottles. (it takes 27 bottles for one gown)
- There’s some Earth Day features on Absolute Michigan.
- Here’s a slideshow of Earth Day photos from the Absolute Michigan pool and also all Michigan Earth Day photos.
Erik took this on Earth Day in 2010. Check it out bigger and in his Spring slideshow.
