Whether watching birds in the woods or planting in the garden, spring makes exploring nature with all five senses easy.
Earth Day
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A new play asks, ‘Is coronavirus Mother Nature’s revenge?’
Jason Odell Williams’ new monologue play, “Social Distancing,” positions the coronavirus as Earth’s way of punishing us, and isolation as a necessary new normal.
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Earth Day: Events to celebrate home – from home
The coronavirus pandemic is at the forefront of daily life, but Earth Day reminds us that environmental stewardship is not to be eclipsed.
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Earth Day: Coronavirus clears the air in Rochester and beyond
Coronavirus lockdowns have led to a dramatic decline in traffic and a pollutant linked to burning fossil fuels.
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Our Land Roc Earth Day celebration
Our Land Roc, a coalition of more than 30 neighborhood, community, and activist groups, organized an Earth Day celebration at Parcel 5. The event included music from Claude Bennington’s Fever Dream, some informational tables from coalition members, and a couple of hands-on gardening demonstrations. The coalition started the event with a press conference calling on the […]
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Finding common ground: for Earth Day, bridging our national divide
For Earth Day: a bridge across our national divide, even in the Age of Trump
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Protecting the Earth is a moral issue
Climate change is real, Pope Francis said two years ago: “one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day.”
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The evolution of Earth Day
The event ain’t what it used to be, but that’s not a bad thing
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Week Ahead: Sierra Club’s annual environmental forum
Today is Earth Day: a day meant to focus the collective consciousness on the environment, locally and globally. And on Thursday and Friday, the Rochester chapter of the Sierra Club will hold its annual environmental forum. This year’s event features keynote speaker Maude Barlow, a Canadian activist who’s well-known for advancing the concept of water […]
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In Monroe County, every waste has its place
The term “hazardous waste” calls up images of industrial plants spewing ugly green effluent into the nearest waterway or nuclear energy plants on the verge of meltdown. But you need look no further than your own basement, garage, and storage closets to discover stuff — much of it seemingly benign — that is dangerous to […]
