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Down To Earth archive for Feb. 18, 2009

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18, 2009

"Earth Days"

The environmental movement in this country has gained so much momentum in recent years. Communicated via new forums, we sometimes lose sight of the origins. At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, a documentary titled “Earth Days” by filmmaker Robert Stone, tells the story of “how…

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Canada vs. America

Obama will make his first international visit as president to Canada, a critical moment for the future of clean energy as Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to discuss the controversial tar sands oil development. Alberta alone represents the second-largest oil reserve in the world, after…

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Seven green books

Planet Green picks seven green books, listing the classics--- Thoreau, Carson, Whitman, Stegner--- with one surprise for the kids that brought back funny memories: “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss. While us linking to a cheesy CBS 1972 cartoon adaptation inadvertently proves the author’s pronouncement (“Nobody…

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