Earth Day 2011 events round-up. Where will you be?

Earth Day is the day set aside to inspire awareness for the planet's natural environment. Earth Day was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. Denis Hayes took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 nations. Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network,[3] and is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year.


What's happening for Earth Day in a city near you? Here are a few events..

Earth Day in Times Square — New York

EarthFair Grand Central Terminal — New York

Earth Day 2011 at Rainforest Art Foundation — Long Island City, NY

Earth Day 2011 at Hotel Monteleone — New Orleans, LA

San Francisco Earth Day Festivall 2011 — San Francisco, CA

Earth Day - Party for the Planet — Washington, DC

Earth Week at Green is Universal — Online

EarthFest LA 2011 — Los Angeles, CA

Navy Earth Day —

Sustainapalooza — Grants Pass, OR


Get a larger list of Earth Day events at earthday.org

Lights Out: Cities go dark as world turns off power for Earth Hour

Earth Hour is organized by WWF. With almost 5 million supporters and a global network in over 100 countries/territories, it’s one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organizations. WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the Earth's natural environment and build a future where people live in harmony with nature.

Green Electronics at CES | ecofabulous

From the Consumer Electronics Association’s release of their 2010 Sustainability Report highlighting the progress in environmental initiatives and shedding transparency on the current practices of the industry, to rows and rows of booths touting the latest and greatest in green tech, my first day at CES was just the tip of the electronic iceberg...

Read the entire Green Electronics at CES article on ecofabulous

It's Green Week at NBC Universal

It's Green Week at NBC Universal and they are making a commitment to sustainability across the entire company.

Sustainability @ NBC Universal

From identifying opportunities for energy savings and waste reduction to educating our consumers via environmentally themed programming, NBC Universal is hard at work mobilizing our assets to protect the planet.

Programming

During Green and Earth weeks, the networks of NBC Universal join forces to provide green-focused content across their wide scope of programming. Click here to read more about green programming at NBC Universal.

TV Production

From 30 Rock to Eureka the television production crews across the networks of NBC Universal have done their part to make sure the green messages they relay on screen match the practices they implement behind-the-scenes.

Film Production

Universal Pictures and Focus Features have made sustainability a priority in production. Learn more about how our studios have reduced the environmental impact of some of your favorite movies.

Products and Packaging

NBC Universal’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions and lessen our environmental footprint focuses on all parts of our business, including the physical products we produce. Click here to read more about our eco-friendly products.

Facilities

Across our facilities, the only thing moving up faster than our elevators is our use of sustainable materials and resources in construction and daily operations. Click here to read more on the sustainability practices within our NBC Universal facilities.

International

NBC Universal is committed to practicing green domestically and abroad. Click here to read more on our international green efforts.

Employee Engagement

What fun would our Green and Earth Weeks be if the whole company didn’t get involved? We have created internal employee programs that both encourage green practices and reward our eco-leaders. Click here to read more about our employee engagement programs.

Read more about ways you can start to live greener on GreenIsUniversal.com

Amazon shipping goes green w/ eco-friendly shipping & carbon credits

Who would have thought you could patent slower, more expensive shipping? Amazon.com does. The online retail giant was just granted a patent for "Environmentally conscious electronic transactions." The patent envisions a system in which customers are given "a shipping option that might not be as fast, and might be more expensive, but that is more environmentally friendly in at least one way." It also suggests letting people buy carbon credits to offset the emissions generated by the packaging and shipping of their purchases.

The patent notes that "more attention is being focused on the environmental impact of the manufacture, purchase, and disposal of goods and services," and says some companies have responded by optimizing their routes and vehicles and using recyclable materials. But, the patent adds, e-commerce customers have "little control" over which environmentally friendly options they would prefer when ordering something online…

Read more on Tech Flash in Eric Engleman's Amazon Blog on TechFlash.