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It’s Underway: Rainbow greets North. Mich. EarthKeepers preparing 12,000 trees to planting Sunday, May 3

It’s Happening! And it’s colorful! Update as rainbow marks start of EarthKeeper Tree Project: Across northern Michigan 12,000 trees bagged, delivery for Sunday, May 3 record planting Rainbow appears over Grace Presbyterian Church in Sagola as volunteers across northern Michigan … Continue reading

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Fly a kite, family picnic: Make plans for Lake Superior Day July 20, 2008 by Lake Superior Binational Forum

Make your Lake Superior Day plans now: July 20, 2008 celebrate the world’s largest, cleanest freshwater lake – annual event sponsored by Lake Superior Binational Forum, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Environment Canada Celebrate Lake Superior Day on Sunday, July … Continue reading

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Earth Healing, EPA Earth Day Challenge: Erie, PA residents protect Lake Erie by turning in medicines at Pennsylvania Sea Grant collection

View of Erie, Pennsylvania from Presque Isle Photo by Pat Noble, WikiProject Erie — Pennsylvania Sea Grant Keep Unwanted Medicine out of Lake Erie Medicine Collection Day in Erie, Pennsylvania on April 26, 2008 All medicine collection photos in this … Continue reading

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Interfaith Earth Healing Initiative & EPA Great Lakes Challenge praised by Bishop Thomas Skrenes: “Every day is Earth Day”

EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge: Lutheran Bishop Thomas A. Skrenes says – “We are all environmentalists” & “Every day is Earth Day” Lutheran Bishop Thomas A. Skrenes praises interfaith success of the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day … Continue reading

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Spirit of the Sturgeon: Menominee Indian Tribe of WI & Interfaith Earth Healing Initiative

(Keshena, Wisconsin) – The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin contributed over 4 tons of electronic and pharmaceutical waste to the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge. This is the second of several videos explaining the numerous MITW projects including … Continue reading

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Earth Healing Initiative & College of Menominee Nation: Great Lakes recycling

College of Menominee Nation: EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge and a lesson in Great Lakes recycling 101 Dr. William Van Lopik, College of Menominee Nation professor of the Implementing Sustainable Development classes The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin  … Continue reading

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EPA Regional Administrator Mary A. Gade celebrates Earth Day 2008 in Chicago

  At the Metcalfe Federal Building, the unwanted medicines collection continues under the supervision of two plainclothes Chicago police officers. (Photo courtesy EPA Flow of the River Blog)  EPA Regional Administrator Mary A. Gade encourages public to participate in  EPA … Continue reading

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Earth Healing Initiative: EPA’s Bharat Mathur says challenge e-waste, pharmaceutical collections protect Great Lakes

EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently held a press conference with City of Milwaukee officials about the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge and the goal of collecting one million pounds of … Continue reading

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Interfaith trust needed to protect environment: EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge

Challenging an interfaith stake in the world’s environmental future: Million pounds e-waste, Million pills goal of EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge (Chicago, Illinois) – Faith leaders across eight Great Lakes states are urging their members to participate in … Continue reading

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Earth Healing Initiative: Milwaukee, WI – pharmaceutical & electronics collections to honor Earth Day 2008 in EPA challenge

Milwaukee, Wisconsin hosts two Earth Day 2008 events: Pharmaceutical and e-waste collections planned as part of EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge The EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge is underway with about 100 projects in hundreds of … Continue reading

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