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Earth Day is here!

For those of you in NYC, we’re looking forward to seeing you at our Earth Day 2025 Festival this Thursday, April 17 in Union Square! We’ll be there from 12 to 6 pm. RSVP on our website here.

For those of you around the world, you can continue to look out for our Earth Day 2025 Virtual Stage programming being released throughout the month!

– The Earth Day Initiative team

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EARTH DAY 2025 FESTIVAL
Thursday, April 17
12-6 pm
NYC’s Union Square (at Broadway and E. 17th Street)
More details here.

We have dozens of environmental organizations, climate campaigns, green living experts, and performers joining us for our festival this Thursday! Check out some of the great groups here:

• World Wildlife Fund is one of the leading conservation organizations in the world. Come find out more about their work protecting endangered species and our communities.

• Can soft plastics be recycled? Yes, with Clear Drop® SPC, which turns waste into recyclable blocks. Enter the raffle to win yours here.

• Have you considered how your investments impact the planet? Come talk with Domini about how your investment dollars can contribute to a greener, more sustainable future.

• Plastech Products are steps above biodegradable with plant-based home compostable products. They’re 100% Certified Compostable ZERO-plastic products for a cleaner, sustainable planet today and for generations ahead.

• Youth climate activists from Fridays for Future NYC are activating people to turn out to the Our City, Our Fight march on 4/19.

• JUST ICE Tea always chooses organic because it’s better for our tea drinkers, our farm workers, and the planet. “That’s our Message in a Bottle.”

EARTH DAY 2025 VIRTUAL STAGE

Check out our virtual stage programming, being released all month long!

• Flip the Script: Single-Use Plastics on Screen in Television and Film – WATCH NOW
  Sarah Yarkin (she/her), Actor + Alysia Reiner (she/her), Actress, Activist & Earth Day Initiative Board Member + Amelia Hanson (she/they), Plastic Pollution Coalition Project Manager

• Clean Energy and Resilience – WATCH NOW Megyn Price, Actor, Writer, and Director + Nelson Yip, Con Ed Director Strategic Planning – Resilience

• NYC Students Host a Mayoral Forum on Climate – WATCH NOW
  Shiv Soin, Co-Executive Director, TreeAge + Alyssa Shearer, Programming Director, March for Science NYC

• Electronics Waste: How to Go Green with Reused – STAY TUNED
  Lauren Benton, Back Market General Manager US + John Oppermann, Earth Day Initiative Executive Director

• Where Have Our Winters Gone? – STAY TUNED
  Bea Kim, Professional Snowboarder + Protect Our Winters Athlete Alliance Member + Erin Sprague, CEO Protect Our Winters

• A Conversation with Mary Robinson on Women’s Climate Leadership – STAY TUNED

  Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, Co-Founder of Project Dandelion, Member of The Elders + John Oppermann, Executive Director of Earth Day Initiative

Featured Virtual Stage Partner: Back Market is here to help make tech reliable, affordable, and better for the planet, too. Get the tech you need with up to 92% less carbon emissions than new. They work hand-in-hand with professional refurbishers to guarantee that every device has been tested and restored to perfect working condition according to industry standards. All for up to 70% less than brand new.

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And exhibitors will include great partners like:

• March for Science NYC aims to #EducateToEmpower by standing up for science and teaching civic engagement in STEM year round.   
• Le Botaniste is the first 100 percent organic, plant-based, sustainable concept certified carbon-neutral in NYC.
• Extinction Rebellion is mobilizing to defund destruction from April 24 to 26 by protesting banks’ funding of fossil fuels.
• DeliverZero makes it easy to order takeout and delivery in returnable reusable packaging. Search your address to find a participating restaurant near you.
• Future is giving free rides on all MTA transit through April when you pay with your FutureCard Visa Debit Card.  Sign up to start getting rewarded for your sustainable purchases.
  
• OnePointFive is building an ecosystem of climate experts to help organizations grow sustainably without destroying the planet. Get smarter about climate!
  
• Visit EarthxTV‘s booth to celebrate the people, places, creatures and cultures that make our planet worth protecting.  
  
• Grow your own creations from vases to side tables out of ​​mycelium with Grow It Yourself materials from Grow.bio. Just add flour and water, then watch mycelium grow in only seven days. 
• Fridays for Future and other members of the environmental community are organizing a large-scale demonstration in DC on April 22 to call for a complete end to fossil fuels.  Join them for an art build and to get more info at our festival.
• Earth Breeze‘s liquid-less Eco Sheets are low waste and easy to use, with free carbon-neutral delivery straight to your door!  And they donate 10 loads of detergent to a charitable cause of your choice for every purchase.
• Our media partner iHeartMedia is committed to spreading the message of sustainability, green living, slowing climate change and more.  Tune in to iHeartMedia podcasts to listen about how you can make a difference. 
• Just Salad empowers guests to make eco-friendly decisions. The brand is home to the world’s largest restaurant reusable program and offers climate-conscious meals.
  
• Domini Impact Investments, a women-led investment firm, allows you to inspire a greener world, one investment at a time.
• Check out Nature’s Fynd and their nutritional fungi that’s a more sustainable alternative protein.
• Guayakí sources fair trade and organic yerba mate from smallholder and Indigenous producers who help steward the regenerative movement.
  
• Best Friends Animal Society will be at the event educating on saving the lives of cats and dogs across New York City. 
• From electrifying its own fleet, to adding one million charging stations to New York City and beyond, Con Edison making the switch to EV ownership more rewarding than ever.
  Biodegradable products can make a big difference for the health of our ocean and waterways. Learn more and check out our partners Beloved X Love Beauty and Planet at the festival.
  
• SecondMuse is an impact and innovation company that builds resilient and climate-friendly economies by supporting entrepreneurs and the ecosystems around them. 
• Plant-based PLNT Burger and Eat the Change are new additions to the neighborhood and will be sampling their sustainable food options.
• Visit the DSNY booth and learn more about how to compost in your neighborhood and make our city cleaner and greener!  

AND FOR EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD, STAY TUNED FOR OUR EARTH DAY 2023 VIRTUAL STAGE!

The Earth Day 2023 Virtual Stage broadcast in partnership with March for Science NYC on April 19 at 4 pm ET will include:

• Bill Nye in a special explainer in partnership with Environmental Defense Fund on methane’s role in climate change.
• Earth Day Initiative Executive Director John Oppermann in conversation with Philippe Cousteau on the importance of ocean conservation and the inextricable links between our oceans and climate change.
• Conversations with IZZY and Earth Day Initiative board member and actress Alysia Reiner on going zero waste in the beauty industry.

RSVP to receive a reminder for the festival and virtual stage at the link here.

WHAT CAN YOU DO RIGHT NOW? Be a climate communicator.  People are dramatically more likely to get involved in activism and take action in their own lives and communities if they are invited to do so by someone they know.  Forward this email to three friends, family members, or coworkers and invite them to come with you to our events this spring!

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GOPIO Chapters (Manhattan, New York, Central New York, Central Jersey, Edison and Connecticut) and the Consulate General of India invite you to a Zoom session of HAPPY LIFE YOGA, virtually to celebrate International Yoga Day 2022. Register Today at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwuf-uqpjkiEtz8Tmadht1zLoRCAPLhxNmi. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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A first-of-its-kind report, Benchmarking Utility Clean Energy ranks the 32 largest electric utility holding companies, which collectively account for about 68 percent of 2012 U.S. retail electricity sales, on three clean energy indicators. The report also provides data on 87 subsidiary companies – the distribution utilities to which electricity consumers pay their monthly bills. Subsidiaries’ rankings generally tracked with the rankings of their larger parent holding companies – though some outperformed or underperformed their owners and peers.

“Renewable energy and energy efficiency, two of EPA’s Clean Power Plan building blocks, are increasingly cost-effective options for electric utilities seeking to lower their carbon emissions,” said Mindy Lubber, President of Ceres, a nonprofit sustainability advocacy organization, which authored the report in partnership with Clean Edge. “Our analysis shows that some utilities are beginning to deliver substantial amounts of clean energy and energy efficiency, while others are lagging.”

Among the 32 holding companies, NV Energy, Xcel, PG&E, Sempra, and Edison International were found to rank the highest for renewable energy sales, with renewable resources accounting for nearly 17 to 21 percent of their retail electricity sales in 2012. Southern Company, SCANA, Dominion, AES, and Entergy ranked at the bottom, with renewable energy sales accounting for less than two percent of each company’s total power sales. Five of the 32 companies included in this report accounted for nearly 54 percent of renewable energy sales.

“Xcel Energy’s clean energy strategy is a model for how utilities and states can work together to significantly reduce emissions at the lowest cost for customers,” said Frank Prager, Vice President, Policy and Strategy, for Xcel Energy. “Collaborating with our states has enabled us to provide the renewable resources and efficiency programs that customers value without compromising the highly reliable and affordable energy service they require.”

Energy efficiency top performers among holding companies included PG&E, Edison International, and Northeast Utilities, whose cumulative annual energy efficiency savings were equivalent to 16 to 17 percent of their annual retail electric sales in 2012. PSEG, SCANA, Pepco Holdings, Dominion Resources, and Entergy ranked at the bottom, with cumulative annual energy efficiency savings accounting for less than one percent of their annual retail sales.

“One of the keys to becoming a leading utility in the country is to be innovative and environmentally sensitive, and this report from Ceres and Clean Edge shows how we’re achieving that in the key area of clean energy,” said PG&E President Chris Johns. “Our customers want PG&E to provide solutions to the challenge of global warming, while at the same time helping them use less energy and save money. As their local utility, we’re focused on partnering with our customers to develop innovative energy solutions and meeting their needs well into the future.”

Analyzing 2012 data from nearly a dozen federal, state and industry sources, including the U.S. Energy Information Administration, state Renewable Portfolio Standard annual reports and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 10-K filings, the report benchmarked companies on three indicators: 1) renewable energy sales, or the total amount of retail renewable electricity sold, including Renewable Energy Credits retired by the utility; 2) cumulative annual energy efficiency savings, which includes savings from projects that were implemented in prior years and were still saving energy in 2012; and 3) incremental annual energy efficiency savings, or the energy savings from new programs or new participants in existing programs.

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2012 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, taking place this Saturday, August 4 and Sunday, August 5
The annual, free 2012 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, taking place this Saturday, August 4 and Sunday, August 5, features the New York Dragon Boat Championships and the U.S. Dragon Boat Open Championship Races, at Meadows Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, home of the 1964 World’s Fair.  Good News is one of the sponsors the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY 2012

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Good News Sponsors the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY 2012
The annual, free 2012 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, taking place this Saturday, August 4 and Sunday, August 5, features the New York Dragon Boat Championships and the U.S. Dragon Boat Open Championship Races, at Meadows Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, home of the 1964 World’s Fair.

The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York is the largest multi-cultural festival in the New York metropolitan area and the biggest festival of its kind in the U.S.

The 22nd annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York looks to be the largest and most-successful ever, with over 170 teams participating, encompassing more than 2,000 crew members from across America and Canada. Also featuring 2 days of family friendly Multi-Cultural performances on the  MAIN STAGE, with 60,000 spectators expected.
This years Sponsors include;  Title Sponsor the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, NY; Corporate Supporter HSBC Bank USA; other major sponsors include; Verizon, Time Warner Cable, Con Edison, J.P.Morgan Chase, New York Community Bank, Shanghai Commercial Bank, Resorts World NYC, Wells Fargo, Standard Chartered Bank, CLEARWIRE, Flushing Saving Bank, New York Hospital Queens, Panda, Sheraton La Guardia East Hotel, Vallo Transportation, Ltd., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Office of the Queensborough President, Helen Marshall, NYC &Co, and Discover Queens. Media &Creative Partners: WNBC TV 4, The New York Times, Sing Tao Daily News, The Queens Courier, GoodNews Broadcast.com, RNN, MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.(AM1480, Sino Television, Sinocast, M-Weekly Magazine), Fusia Communications, Inc., Inak Design, Time Warner Cable and RCN. Additional support provided by the Times Ledger Newspaper Group, Foxwoods and the NY Daily News.

The tradition of Dragon Boat Racing is an annual Chinese rite commemorating the idealistic poet and reformer Qu Yuan who drowned himself in the third century B.C. to protest against his emperor’s policies. The locals raced in their boats in an attempt to rescue the poet. To prevent fish and water dragons from eating his body, the locals beat their drums and splashed their paddles. This was the beginning of Dragon Boat Racing. For further information, please visit “www.hkdbf-ny.org”; (Source: The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York).

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2012 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, taking place this Saturday, August 4 and Sunday, August 5
The annual, free 2012 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, taking place this Saturday, August 4 and Sunday, August 5, features the New York Dragon Boat Championships and the U.S. Dragon Boat Open Championship Races, at Meadows Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, home of the 1964 World’s Fair.  Good News is one of the sponsors the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY 2012

Good News Sponsors the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY 2012
The annual, free 2012 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, taking place this Saturday, August 4 and Sunday, August 5, features the New York Dragon Boat Championships and the U.S. Dragon Boat Open Championship Races, at Meadows Lake, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, home of the 1964 World’s Fair.

The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York is the largest multi-cultural festival in the New York metropolitan area and the biggest festival of its kind in the U.S.

The 22nd annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York looks to be the largest and most-successful ever, with over 170 teams participating, encompassing more than 2,000 crew members from across America and Canada. Also featuring 2 days of family friendly Multi-Cultural performances on the  MAIN STAGE, with 60,000 spectators expected.
This years Sponsors include;  Title Sponsor the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, NY; Corporate Supporter HSBC Bank USA; other major sponsors include; Verizon, Time Warner Cable, Con Edison, J.P.Morgan Chase, New York Community Bank, Shanghai Commercial Bank, Resorts World NYC, Wells Fargo, Standard Chartered Bank, CLEARWIRE, Flushing Saving Bank, New York Hospital Queens, Panda, Sheraton La Guardia East Hotel, Vallo Transportation, Ltd., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Chamber of Commerce, Office of the Queensborough President, Helen Marshall, NYC &Co, and Discover Queens. Media &Creative Partners: WNBC TV 4, The New York Times, Sing Tao Daily News, The Queens Courier, GoodNews Broadcast.com, RNN, MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc.(AM1480, Sino Television, Sinocast, M-Weekly Magazine), Fusia Communications, Inc., Inak Design, Time Warner Cable and RCN. Additional support provided by the Times Ledger Newspaper Group, Foxwoods and the NY Daily News.

The tradition of Dragon Boat Racing is an annual Chinese rite commemorating the idealistic poet and reformer Qu Yuan who drowned himself in the third century B.C. to protest against his emperor’s policies. The locals raced in their boats in an attempt to rescue the poet. To prevent fish and water dragons from eating his body, the locals beat their drums and splashed their paddles. This was the beginning of Dragon Boat Racing. For further information, please visit “www.hkdbf-ny.org”; (Source: The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York).

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For photos and video of the bell ringing, connect with NYSE Euronext on Facebook (NYSE Euronext-Official Site), Twitter (@NYSE_Euronext) and YouTube (nysetv1).  Follow tweets at hashtag #NYSEBell

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