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Earth Day 2015

Earth Day 2015

Jeffrey Sachs, Ph.D., Director of Sustainable Development Solutions Network, A Global Initiative for the UN; Director of The Earth Institute, Columbia University. He is Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the Millennium Development Goals, having held the same position under former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Yesterday I heard this man interviewed by Fareed Zacharia on the Global Public  Square, concerning sustainability and earth’s peril.  I have read books by him and seen other interviews but never have…

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Earth Day

Earth Day

Earth Day, Apr. 22, a day to celebrate the environment! The first Earth Day was organized in 1970 to promote the ideas of ecology, encourage respect for life on earth, and highlight growing concern over pollution of the soil, air, and water. Earth Day is now observed in 140 nations with outdoor performances, exhibits, street fairs, and television programs that focus on environmental issues. Check your local listings! In 1970, I was teaching in an inner-city high school, school and we planted a tree beside a…

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