Earth Day 2021
Earth Day brings people from all corners of the planet to debate how we can make the world cleaner, safer, less polluted and less hot ! Imagine an Earth with millions […]
Category Archives: Heroes
Coming Up: Earth Day 2020
Earth Day is 50 years old in 2020– but unlike any time in memory, a worldwide pandemic demonstrates just how out of balance our planet is in the 21st century. […]
Earth Heroes: Strong women=Strong Coffee
Florence Njiraini has a trifecta of accolades this Earth Day. She’s a woman coffee farmer in Kenya and a leader in her country’s sustainable farming efforts. She’s earned the respect […]
Earth Heroes: A $1 Billion Investment
Who is Hansjörg Wyss – and why is he giving away a billion dollars ? Just before the end of 2018, nature lover-billionaire-philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss wrote a New York Times […]
Earth Heroes: Sisters Saving Salamanders
We think of convents as places of order and refuge: That’s exactly why the Lake Pátzcuaro salamander is so lucky to have an order of Dominican Sisters offer them continued […]
Earth Heroes: Doctors without Borders
Doctors without Borders, known internationally as Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) kicks off our Earth Week series of “earth heroes.” Health and human well-being are guiding principles for a sustainable world. […]
Goldman Environmental Prize Winners 2018
“…for sustained and significant efforts to protect and enhance the natural environment, often at great personal risk.” The Goldman Environmental Prize — 29 years, 188 recipients, 87 countries — lauds […]
Book World Part I 2012-2017
In the world of books, there are years that yield harvests of brilliant writing ( as well as photography and illustration) shaped into works that inform, touch and inspire us. […]
Coming: Books A 5 Year Lineup
Out of the 200+ books that have appeared in Green News Update over the past 5 years, several dozen are incredible winners – beautifully written, well researched, capturing our hearts […]
Our 5th Anniversary 10 Great People
We’re celebrating 10 exceptional people – ranging in age from their 40’s to their 80’s –who’ve appeared in Green News Update stories in the past 5 years: Their talent, creativity […]
