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A Flow of Words: Oceanographer, Sylvia Earle, brings her latest book to Bellarmine University [Books]
With the end of our bunny-tastic frolics still only hours old, the odds are quite good that a multitude of Easter cheer (a.k.a “chocolate”) is just waiting to shed its pastel foils and give you a sugar buzz; and, oh yes, taxes are due soon, as well, are they not? Did anyone make an April Fool of you last weekend? Ahh…such a winning combination of treats, tricks and drudgery. Number crunching, prank-planning and candy counting always seem to win our hearts and heads in this most merry month – but how many of us can recall the last time we shone like
The Earth Day party of the century rages on all month at the Louisville Zoo [Family & Parenting]
Earth Day was established more than forty years ago as an environmental "teach-in" designed to raise awareness about ecology and the preservation of our precious ecosystem. Since then, and thanks to its official sanction by the UN, it has been celebrated every year in more than 175 countries around the world, and has energized whole populations to create lasting policies that protect our planet's future.
Have yourself a Hootenanny [Urban gardening]
Free square foot gardening workshops all day Saturday, April 23rd!
Why not bulk up on some food growth know-how for fun and free? Join the Mighty Kindness organization for their 4th Annual Earth Day Hootenanny (Yeah, yeah--Earth Day is actually on Friday--but you should carryover the celebration).
Earth Day program embraces mountains [Colleges]
Earth Day is about more than recycling and playing in the grass. For Kentuckians, it’s a day to consider a major part of our economy—and a controversy that extends far beyond our state and national borders.
To commemorate the week, Bellarmine’s Center for Regional Environmental Studies is hosting a guest speaker and a film presentation about coal mining this coming Monday, April 18.
Get a load of this poop! [Urban gardening]
It's just about Earth Day, and that means the Louisville Zoo is once again putting up poop for sale. But, it is the best kind of poop--the composted kind! Compost is key in reducing erosion, increasing water retainment, and enriching the soil in gardens and yards.
This one's for the trees [Family and parenting]
We tend to take her awe and grandeur for granted most days of the week by coughing exhaust into her atmosphere, sucking the water from her depleting veins, and filling her with waste. But Earth Day is around the corner and she has demanded out attention this year through drought, earthquakes, and tsumamis. Celebrate Mother Earth and her glory at one of the following Earth Day events in Louisville during the month of April.
Celebration Saturday in Clarksville [Southern Indiana]
By Josh Cook
Sure Earth Day was a few weeks ago, but for those of you who believe that every day should be about the appreciation and awareness of our planet's environment then Clarksville, Ind. was the place for you Saturday.
That's because not only did the Falls of the Ohio State Park have its annual Earth Day celebration, there was also a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the latest addition to the Ohio River Greenway project.
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