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lists.grist.org - 6/6/2009

The Thin Green Line : Time to move beyond planting trees

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Tomorrow is World Environment Day , an international holiday the U.N. implemented shortly after the U.S. created Earth Day. Don't worry, I'm not going to tell you to plant a tree . I'm going to tell you to do something bigger, better, more fun, and less tedious. After all, caring about the world ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 6/5/2009

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY Is June 5: All You Need To Know

— huffingtonpost.com — World Environment Day , which falls on June 5 every year, was established by the UN General... Assembly in 1972 -- shortly after the US instituted Earth Day . While there are many ways of observing World Environment Day , one of the easiest and ... (more) WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY Is June 5: All You Need To Know

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unep.org - 6/5/2009

World Environment Day 2009

— unep.org — World Environment Day (WED) was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening... of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. Commemorated yearly on 5 June, WED is one of the principal vehicles through which the United ... (more) World Environment Day 2009

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How to make tree planting cool again?
Eco-Libris blog — World Environment Day was celebrated worldwide last Friday. While looking in Grist, one of my favorite green information resources, I found that it extends its "Screw Earth Day Campaign" to the World Environment Day. Moreover, Grist added: Official couldn’t have said it better: Forget tree planting with a link to Cameron Scott's article on SFGate.com "Time to move beyond planting trees". Scott opens with the following: "Tomorrow is World Environment Day, an international holiday the U.N. implemented shortly after the U.S. created Earth Day. Don't worry, I'm not ...