Lincoln Earth Day Updates
A Great Big Thank You
April 30th, 2010The Lincoln Earth Day committee would like to thank everyone for participating in this year’s event. We estimated 2000 attendees and had over 90 exhibitors, the most Lincoln Earth Day has ever seen! A great big thanks to everyone who participated and helped to make the event go so smoothly. It is because of you that we had the great event that we did.
Thank you for helping to make Lincoln Earth Day 2010 a success!
See you at Lincoln Earth Day 2011,
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Poster Collaboration Gallery Posted
April 21st, 2010
This year we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. To mark this momentous occasion we solicited the help of local artists, professional or amateur, to create a 12″ x 18″ poster that commemorates one of the Earth Day accomplishments of the last 40 years.
Click here to see some of the submissions.
Posters will be displayed at Antelope Park in the Arts Area during the Earth Day celebration stop by to check them out.
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FREE “No Impact Man” Screening
April 13th, 2010
Lincoln Earth Day 2010, along with Cleaner Greener Lincoln, is proud to present a FREE screening of “No Impact Man”, a documentary that follows the life of Colin Beavan and his family as they abandon their high consumption 5th Avenue lifestyle and try to live a year while making no net environmental impact.
Monday, April 19th, 7 pm
The Grand Theatre
FREE to the Public
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Star Tran Routes to Include Earth Day
April 12th, 2010
It is official, Route # 40, Heart Hospital, will be slightly altering it’s route on Saturday, April 24th to make a stop at Lincoln Earth Day!
Update:
Map/Schedule for April 24 StarTran Earth Day Service to Antelope Park
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Don’t Just Throw it Away
April 12th, 2010
For Earth Day, Friends of Midwives will be collecting certain things that are often difficult to recycle like juice pouches, chip bags, and other packaging and wrappers.
Waste will then be packaged and sent Terracycle for recycling.
Please bring them your trash.
http://www.nemidwives.org/
http://www.terracycle.net/
For more info click here
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Open Harvest Electronic Recycling Event
April 7th, 2010
Please join Open Harvest for our free Earth Day electronics recycling event! Sponsored by Secure Recyclers.
This event will be held in the Open Harvest parking lot at 1618 South Street on Saturday April 24th from noon to five.
We will be accepting any electronic devices with batteries or plugs to recycle free of charge.
Some exceptions:
CRT TV’s and monitors under 21” will cost $10 per unit.
Those larger than 21” will cost $35 per unit.
Please direct questions to Secure Recyclers (402)420-1515
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The Earth Day 2010 Climate Declaration
April 6th, 2010
Make Earth Day 2010 America’s next revolution – sign the Earth Day Climate Petition to demand a comprehensive climate bill from Congress. The signatures of this petition will be presented to the U.S. Congress on Sunday, April 25, 2010 during The Climate Rally on the National Mall.
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Make Green by Going Green
April 2nd, 2010Lincoln Earth Day 2010 continues with a luncheon at the Embassy Suites for local businesses and individuals to network and discover the opportunities available to “Make Green by Going Green.” Cosponsored by Think Green Consulting and Cleaner Greener Lincoln, these options include eco-friendly and energy savings products, available stimulus funds, low interest loans from the Nebraska Energy Office, and the developing Lincoln Green Map. This is a great occasion to hear firsthand from local businesses that have been active in building a sustainable community, to learn about the products and services available to help them “Make Green by Going Green,” and to discover the value investors and consumers place on businesses that adopt eco-friendly practices.
For more info and to register go to: http://www.think-green-consulting.com/
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Tree Planting along 15th Street
April 2nd, 2010Mayor Chris Beutler, along with the Progressive Student Coalition, Stronger Safer Neighborhoods, and McPhee Elementary will be planting 4 trees on G St., between 16th and Goodhue, and one tree on F St. Students from all ages will have an opportunity to learn more about tree planting, including what equipment is used, how deep the tree needs to go, and the planting and staking process. Students will also have the opportunity to place trees in pre-dug holes and help pack in the soil around them.
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Haydon Art Center presents “From the Earth: Creations in Clay”
March 29th, 2010
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Haydon Art Center presents:
“From the Earth: Creations in Clay”
@ Haydon Art Center
335 N. 8th Street (in the Haymarket) Lincoln, NE 68508
Saturday, 24 April 2010, 11 am – 2 pm
Stop by for this hands-on event and create a piece of art with clay! This event is free and open to the public.
for more information go to: www.haydonartcenter.org
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- 1970 - Twenty Million people celebrate the first Earth Day.
- 1972 - Congress passes the Clean Water Act, limiting raw sewage and other pollutants flowing into rivers, lakes, and streams.
- 1974 - Congress passes the Safe Drinking Water Act, allowing EPA to regulate the quality of public drinking water.
- 1976 - Congress passes the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, regulating hazardous waste and its disposal.
- 1978- The federal government bans chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in aerosol cans because CFCs destroy the ozone layer.
- 1980 - Congress creates Superfund making Polluters responsible for cleaning up the most hazardous sites.
- 1982 - Congress enacts laws for safe disposal of nuclear waste.
- 1987- The United States signs the Montreal Protocol, pledging to phase-out production of CFCs.
- 1988 - Congress bans ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial waste.
- 1990 - Congress passes the Clean Air Act Amendments, requiring states to demonstrate progress in improving air quality.
- 1992 - EPA launches the Energy Star Program to help consumers identify energy-efficient products
- 1993 - President Clinton directs the government to use $200 billion to buy recycled and environmentally preferable products.
- 1995 - EPA launches an incentive-based acid rain program to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions
- 1995 - EPA requires municipal incinerators to reduce toxic emissions by 90 percent from 1990 levels.
- 1996 - President Bill Clinton signs the Food Quality Protection Act to tighten standards for pesticides used to grow food.
- 1998 -President Bill Clinton announces the Clean Water Action Plan to continue making Americas waterways safe for fishing and swimming.
- 1999 - President Clinton announces new emissions standards for cars, s.u.v.s, minivans and trucks, requiring them to be 77% to 95% cleaner.
- 2003 - President George W. Bush signs the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, helping to prevent forest fires and safeguard and preserve the nations forests.
- 2006 - WaterSense is launched to raise awareness on water efficiency, ensure water-efficient products and provide good consumer information.
- 2010 -Earth Day celebrates its 40th birthday
