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Earth Day 2025: Embracing renewable energy for our planet

A Greener Life

By Shadia Haq Earth Day 2025 focuses on the theme Our Power, Our Planet and urges a global shift to renewable energy. Photo Credit: Cup of Couple Earth Day timeline: key milestones Year Milestone 1970 First Earth Day held in the United States, with 20 million participants. What is Earth Day 2025 about?

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US 2024 Election: Biden delivers solar announcement in Earth Day message

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President Biden delivers his Earth Day address. By Anders Lorenzen President Biden used Earth Day to ramp up his administrations commitment on tackling climate change, protecting the environment and investing in clean energy technologies. Photo credit: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque.

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Keep PA Beautiful Announces Recipients Of 2022 Volunteer & Community Partner Awards

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. -- Fred Wertz, nominated by Keep Perry County Beautiful: Fred started volunteering with Keep Perry County Beautiful in 2016, during their annual Juniata River Cleanup. Since then, Fred has assisted with every waterway cleanup hosted by the affiliate and helped make the first official Earth Day Celebration in Perry County a success.

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Analysis: What challenges face Chile’s new ‘environmentalist’ government?

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He was president of the Central Bank of Chile from 2016 until this year and has had a long career in international organisations and working on financial policies, including under several previous Chilean governments. Also on the agenda is an increase in fuel tax for industries and big polluters.

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166 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Meuser ] -- LancasterOnline: Amid Air Pollution Concerns, Consumers Consider Electric Lawn Care -- WESA: Starting Today, PA Schools Can Apply For Up To $10 Million For Environmental Repairs -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Earth Day Spotlight On Green Redevelopment In Pittsburgh -- LancasterOnline: Sierra Club - Lancaster Announces 2024 Green Project (..)

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In Memoriam: Walt Pomeroy, Environmental, Wildlife & Wilderness Advocate

PA Environment Daily

While attending Albion College in Michigan, he helped organize the first Earth Day in 1970 and appeared on a CBS-TV prime-time special hosted by Walter Cronkite that was called Earth Day: A Question of Survival. Student concern and action did not stop on Earth Day. He coached 175 scouts to their Eagle rank.

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

Envirothon Team Partners With Izaak Walton League To Plant Trees For Earth Day; Wins Greene County Envirothon -- Honesdale H.S. Team Wins Pike/Wayne County Envirothon, Represents Wayne County; Wallenpaupack H.S.