Editor's note: We're pleased to welcom Tiffany Washko to the GO blog! Tiffany writes for GNMParents (among others), and her biweekly pieces that we'll publish here are one half of a content swap we're doing with that site. In this case, we'll be trading original pieces: our "Green Family Values" writer Jennifer Lance will be fulfilling our half of the obligation at GNMParents — you can find her first post
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Editor's note: Today we start our post swap with LighterFootstep.com, a new site we've really come to like. We're happy that editor Chris Baskind has agreed to this swap, as we believe that GO and Lighter Footstep have similar missions: making green living accessible to everyone. Today's post was originally published on Tuesday, April 24.
Judging from reports coming in today, this year's Earth Day celebrations were among the largest and most
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By Rebecca Carter •
April 20, 2007
It's Earth Day weekend, so get on out there and celebrate this greenest of holidays!
Atlanta: Arms Around Atlanta sounds like a blast. It's all going down at Grant Park on Saturday & Sunday.
Boston: Clean Up the Charles on Saturday, April 21!
Chicago: Check out Green Festival happening all weekend long! Green vendors & organizations galore!
Dallas: Run, don't walk to downtown today for EarthFest from 10am - 2pm.
Denver:
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By Amy Stodghill •
April 19, 2007
Ask the White House began in 2003 as an "online interactive forum" on the White House webiste that "allows you to interact with Bush administration officials and friends of the White House." It is set up as a Q&A where the American public can ask government officials what is on their mind.
This week's guests coincide with Earth Day. Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Stephen L. Johnson, will host Ask
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By Rebecca Carter •
March 20, 2007
Happy (Equinoctial) Earth Day, everyone! This "original" Earth Day was set to coincide with the vernal equinox. It was later that year, 1970, that April 22 became an Environmental Teach In, or what we know today as Earth Day.