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Grist says “Screw Earth Day;” the whole country seems to disagree

April 20, 2:26 PMGreen Living ExaminerAmy Lou Jenkins
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Earth Day goes international:
Divers display a banner that reads, "Earth Day Under the Sea 2009," inside an aquarium at the Sea World in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, April 18, 2009. The American ambassador led the Earth Day celebrations at the theme park, aimed at promoting the protection of Indonesia's rich underwater biodiversity.
(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Earth Day goes corporate as companies discover that consumers will vote with their dollars.
 
Marcal Paper Products, LLC, unveils a real urban jungle in New York's Times Square. This grove of trees sprouting from the city's center is meant to call on the public to join its campaign to save one million trees, as the company announces its new Small Steps' line of 100% recycled paper products. Photo Credit: David Samsky.
(PRNewsFoto/Marcal Paper Mills, LLC, David Samsky)

Milwaukee Earth Day

 

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Free Earth Day coloring books and recycling craft projects for kids
 
Earth Day Events at the Urban Ecology Center
 
Milwaukee RiverKeeper Spring River Cleanup
 
Tosa Green Summit
 
Earth Day organics
 
Milwaukee WI Recreation Activities and Parks - Local Experts

While Grist says “Screw Earth Day, one day is for amateurs,” I disagree. Their sentiment that one day is not enough has validity. But I’m all for the community that Earth Day promotes and creates. Grist has the same agenda as Earth Day organizers and perhaps they only wish to get your attention. I say “celebrate Earth Day,” as a part of your 365.25 day a year residency on the planet that cares for you.    
 
This year Earth Day celebrations are lasting across two weekends and the week between. I just love that Earth Day can’t be contained in one day. But the focus of Earth Day creates an event that has become a part of our culture for the last 39 years.  Just as Valentines Day isn’t the only day we love our sweetie, Earth Day does not represent the totality of our care for the earth. Earth Day emeshes earth-friendly traditions back into our culture. We lost these traditions as we moved away from experiential dependence on the earth.  Today it is possible to live an indoor life, removed from experiencing the source of our air, water, and food.
 
My children know that some day in April we will join our neighbors and clean up the parkway near our home. This day is a harbinger of spring. The robins, wood cock, herons, and cranes have already migrated north and may show themselves while we work. As we pick up trash, we grow to love the river valley that we care for. We love the natural community and the people who work with us to create a new vision of our habitat. The lesson of the spring clean up is that loving the earth is not a passive act. Loving the earth is bound into the choices we make. Next weekend, we’ll make a trek to a natural area to enjoy the new season of spring in Wisconsin. This act will also be a celebration of Earth Day.  
 
A search around the country via Examiner.com shows me than from Hawaii to Alaska, and California to NY the whole country is celebrating. The following list is only a sampling. The video that follows expresses the sentiment that surrounds Earth Day: a beloved holiday.
 

1.        Holidays Examiner: Earth Day Freebies

2.        Pittsburgh Fitness Examiner: Earth Day 2009

3.        Atlanta Northside Family & Parenting Examiner: Earth Day 2009: top ...

4.        Seattle Eastside Parenting Examiners: Freebies for Earth Day ...

5.        Phoenix Wine Examiner: Celebrate Earth Day: decipher green wine terms

6.        Denver Family Adventures Examiner: Denver and Boulder Earth Day ...

7.        International Travel Examiner: Earth Day comes to Australia

8.        Seattle Eastside Parenting Examiners: Earth Day history to share ...

9.        SF Green Business Examiner: Earth Day 2009 Green Apple Festival ...

10.     Salt Lake City Early Childhood Parenting Examiner: Earth Day ...

11.     Atlanta Green Practices Examiner: Celebrate Earth Day with….Green ...

12.     Baltimore Family Entertainment Examiner: Color your Earth Day with ...

13.     Seattle Eastside Parenting Examiners: Freebies for Earth Day ...

14.     Phoenix Wine Examiner: Celebrate Earth Day: decipher green wine terms

15.     Portland Public Transportation Examiner: Earth Day the Vancouver way

16.     Charleston Family Entertainment Examiner: Earth Day in Charleston SC

17.     Omaha Events Examiner: Free Earth Day celebration – April 18, 2009

18.     DC Music Examiner: Earth Day Fest brings a little music to the ...

19.     Seattle Eastside Parenting Examiners: Earth Day history to share ...

20.     Pittsburgh Family Entertainment Examiner: Earth Day events in and ...

21.     Seattle Eastside Parenting Examiners: Earth Day movies you can ...

22.     NY Family Entertainment Examiner: Arbor and Earth Day events on ...

23.     Portland Green Living Examiner: Celebrate Earth Day 2009

24.     Des Moines Gardening Examiner: Soil temp, Earth Day and Water ...

25.     Knoxville Green Living Examiner: Earth Day - April 22, 2009

26.     Fort Collins Green Living Examiner: Fort Collins company launches ...

27.     Anchorage Family Entertainment Examiner : Anchorage doing its part ...

28.     Chicago Children's Toys Examiner: Chicago Kids Earth Day events at ...

29.     Orlando Grandparenting Examiner: Love your Mother Earth Day

30.     Detroit Events Examiner: Every day should be Earth Day

31.     Orlando Parenting Examiner: Earth Day books for childre

32.     LA Environmental Health Examiner: Earth Day: No GMO Challenge will ...

33.     Omaha Events Examiner: Omaha’s Union Pacific hosts free Earth Day ...

34.     Charleston Green Living Examiner: Celebrate Earth Day on April ...

35.     Tampa Weight Loss Examiner: 5 Ways to celebrate Earth Day and ...

36.     Orlando Parenting Examiner: Planetpals video contest celebrates ...

37.     Ft. Lauderdale City Buzz Examiner: Earth Day is April 22-here's .

38.     Minneapolis Recreation Examiner: Ways you can celebrate Earth day ...

39.     Honolulu Neighborhood Examiner: Kailua Earth Day 09

40.     Sacramento Environmental News Examiner: Earth Day 2009: N Korea ...

41.     LA Parenting Examiner: Bring Earth Day home, L.A.

42.     Newark Parenting Examiner: Earth Day kids:Teaming up with Pottery ...

43.     Portland Fitness Examiner: Earth day fitness: Earth Advantage ...

44.     Birmingham Science News Examiner: Recycle USA - Earth Day Celebration

45.     Boston Sewing Examiner: Green Sewing and Earth Day

46.     Miami Nightlife Events Examiner: Celebrate Earth Day at Green Art ...

47.     Fort Collins Democrat Examiner: Busy week pushes Earth Day into

48.     Lake County Examiner: Long Grove Spring Egg Hunt and Earth Day ...

49.     Hazleton Community Examiner: Earth Day contribution from Northeast Pa.

50.     Norfolk Green Living Examiner: Earth Day photo and video contests

51.     Birmingham Child Care Examiner: Celebrate earth day with children ...

  

  
 

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