Tag Archive for Earth Day

Earth Day: A Decade Later, Our Oceans and Wildlife Still at Risk

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By Michele Harmon – Ten years ago this month, our community experienced the worst environmental disaster in the history of our country. In fact, the spill was 30 percent larger than originally calculated, and deadlier. Below the surface, “invisible oil” was hidden from view of satellites that were intended to capture the extent of the…

Are the Country and the World Savable?

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The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson –  MOBILE, Ala. — What would you rather read? A story of gloom and doom or a tale of human hope for the future? Or must we cover both sides? Reading the news online and watching what’s left of the Sunday morning news talk shows on broadcast television…

Earth Day in the Nation’s Capital

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will celebrate the 45th annual Earth Day April 17-22 with a variety of live and online activities to engage the public in the agency’s mission to better understand and protect the planet. The agency uses the vantage point of space to increase understanding of the planet,…

Images From Mobile Bay in Fairhope on Earth Day 2014

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FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Images from Earth Day 2014 along Mobile Bay showoff a beautiful spring day and a carefree attitude this area needs as a break from the disasters in the news from the BP Oil Spill to the tar sands and crude pipelines through their sole source of fresh drinking water and a historic…

Celebrate Earth Day Saturday on Mobile Bay at the Fairhope Pier

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Saturday, April 19, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Hundreds of people from across Alabama, Mississippi and the Panhandle of Florida will be heading to the the Fairhope Pier parks in Fairhope, Alabama Saturday, April 19 to attend the state’s largest Earth Day festival. “This unique all-day free event is filled with family-friendly fun, including…