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Clean Water Network e-News
What's a Little Rain Between Friends?
Good News: The rain predicted on Earth Day will help relieve our area drought! The even better news is the Float-In Earth Day Celebration will go on, RAIN OR SHINE! The event will be indoors (and outdoors where possible) at the historic pump house located at 1st and Potomac Avenue SE in Washington DC. Weather permitting we will still try to do as much outside as we can. Come prepared with umbrellas, ponchos and good cheer! It would take a lot more than a little rain to stop us from celebrating the 40th Birthday of the Clean Water Act, and from fighting to protect our nation's waters!
Washington Post LINK to Earth Day events including the Float-IN:
We received quite a few comments about our masterpiece of a limerick below. We invite you to send us your limerick or alternatively sonnet suggestions. The winner will get a special prize at the FLOAT-IN.
CWN's FLOAT-IN Limerick:
There once was a man from Washington
In search of the latest splash in town
A clean water fan
To the metro he ran
To join our Earth Day Float-ashington [sorry about that, nothing really rhymes with Washington]
FLOAT-IN made EZ:
Event takes place RAIN OR SHINE. If the weather is not perfect outside on Sunday we will take the fun indoors, inside the historic Pump House. We also highly recommend that you either boat, walk, bike, take metro or carpool to the event. It could not be easier to use the metro! The Nationals are having a game earlier that afternoon and parking will be difficult. You can also park a little further away and enjoy a nice walk to the event! Click here for Directions.
3. The Washington Nationals, Restaurant Nora, Trader Joe's, Nina's Dandy, Landmark Cinema, Washington Capitals, DC United, the Spy Museum, the Kennedy Center, Pacers Running Stores, Pinkberry and a host of others are donating items to the Clean Water Network's Earth Day Raffle.
For more information on the raffle click HERE. The first 200 attendees receive a free one day Capital Bikeshare membership.
Specifics about the Event:
This Sunday, April 22nd, Ralph Nader, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton will join Clean Water Network in marking the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, one of the landmark environmental
laws, in Washington DC at
America's
1st Annual FLOAT-IN Earth Day!
Speakers for the event include Consumer Advocate, Author, and Political Activist Ralph Nader, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), EPA Acting Administrator of Water Nancy Stoner and Clean Water America Alliance President and former EPA Assistant Administrator of Water Benjamin Grumbles.
Clean Water Champion Awards will be given to four individuals and three organizations including Disabled Sports USA and Team River Runner, that have gone above and beyond to protect our nation's waters! See below for more details on two of the awardees in the Power of Water Updates.
We desperately need more volunteers! To sign up to volunteer or to let us know you will be floating in some way, shape, or form email Natalieroy@cleanwaternetwork TODAY. Help us get the word out about this important clean water demonstration that marks a major milestone, the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, one of our nation's landmark environmental laws!
Remember even if you cannot float, come on down to the River bank and join us for a root beer float and other festivities at this historic clean water event!
Thanks to members and partners for posting blogs and news alerts about the event. The links below include posts on websites & facebook and blogs from American Rivers, the American Canoe Association, Potomac Riverkeeper, Clean Water Action, and Earth Day Network:
Water is LIFE! FLOAT-IN, be counted & fight for Clean Water!
FLOAT-IN Earth Day details & Power of Water News Briefs follow below.
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NATIONAL FLOAT-IN Earth Day DETAILS:
The 1st Annual National FLOAT-IN Earth Day marks the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, one of our nation's landmark environmental laws. It is also an opportunity to celebrate our country's beautiful rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, bays and coastal areas, and say NO to Dirty Water! This event is part of Clean Water Network's year-long Power of Water Campaign, to celebrate the past and fight for clean water for the future. Our Washington DC FLOAT-IN will help launch community based FLOAT-IN's to spotlight the plight of waterways across America.
On Sunday, April 22nd from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM, bring your boats, canoes, kayaks, rafts, yachts & even bathtubs (if they can float), to Diamond Teague Park (behind the Nationals Baseball Stadium) at the Earth Conservation Corps Historic Pump House Office and dock at 1st Street and Potomac Ave. SE, Washington DC. If you cannot float no worries, come down to the waterfront and join us for boat tours, speakers, musical entertainment, earth day displays and Yoga classes. We will also be giving out several clean water champion awards to grassroots activists from across the country.
Brought to you by Clean Water Network, the largest coalition in the country working to protect All of the waters of the U.S., including the nation's Great Waters, rivers, streams, lakes, bays. estuaries, coastal areas and wetlands. We are partnering with our close neighbor and a wonderful organization Earth Conservation Corps on this Earth Day event.
If you cannot join us, go to your favorite river, creek, stream, lake, beach or bay and take a picture of you and friends floating! Please post the picture on facebook, or on your organization's website etc. on Earth Day. We want to create a community photo montage of people across the country celebrating their local waterways on the first annual FLOAT-IN EARTH DAY! Please send a copy of the photo to cwnheadquarters@cwn.org.
Event Details:
3pm: FLOAT IN & Earth Day Festivities Begin on the Anacostia Riverfront
Floating on the River
Everything Entertainment DJ
Raffle for terrific prizes (click HERE for a list of the donated prizes) All proceeds from the raffle will go to CWN's State Assistance Fund.
Refreshments, including root beer floats and healthy tap water (until supplies run out!) Boat tours by Anacostia Watershed Society, Anacostia Riverkeeper, Earth
Conservation Corps & Potomac Riverkeeper
Special Yoga Class outside compliments of Anacostia Yogi (bring your mat!) To sign up for the class click HERE. (Scroll to the bottom of the page)
Food Trucks with gourmet fare will be located near by.
Information Tables & Displays
3:00 pm: Red Light Distraction
Gen Y: Rock & Roll
 4:00 PM: Ralph Nader Consumer advocate, lawyer, author, and named byTime Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Americans in the Twentieth Century. 4:30 PM: Margot MacDonald Washington DC Award winning singer/performer 5:15 pm: Jerel James Pop/R&B singer 6 pm: Special Speakers The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton Congresswoman (DC) EPA Acting Assistant Administrator Nancy Stoner, Office of Water Clean Water America Alliance President Benjamin Grumbles and former EPA Assistant Administrator of Water 6:20 pm: Clean Water Champion Awards A new documentary, Last Call to the Oasis, on the global water crisis, directed by Academy Award Winner Jessica Yu, will be screened at the event as well.
For more information on the event and Float-In or on how to contribute or volunteer please contact Natalie Roy at natalieroy@cleanwaternetwork or Briana Giosta at briana@cleanwaternetwork.org. More information for the event can be found HERE. To contribute and/or purchase raffle tickets please click HERE.
MAKE SURE TO GET YOUR T-SHIRTS FOR EARTH DAY TODAY!
Click on the following link to get a Power of Water T-Shirt today to make sure you have one in time to wear for EARTH DAY:
Remember purchasing T-shirts helps support Clean Water Network's core grassroots programs. Of course our T-shirts also make terrific Post-St. Patrick's Day and March Madness & Earth Day gifts!
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POWER OF WATER PARTNER NEWS!
Contributors to the event include:
Amigos Bravos (NM), U.S. Geological Survey, Anacostia Watershed Society,
Earth Conservation Corps. Washington Capitals, Spy Museum, Clean Water Action, Environmental Law and Policy Institute,
 River Network, Potomac Riverkeeper, Shenandoah Riverkeeper, Anacostia DC Yoga, Earth Island Institute (AK), St. Louis Confluence Riverkeeper, Participant Media,The Kennedy Center, the 9:30 Club, Capital Bikeshare, Restaurant Nora, Landmark Cinemas, Starbucks, Gulf Restoration Network, Entertainer Margot MacDonald, Tennessee Clean Water Network, American Rivers, Nina's Dandy, American Forests, Anacostia Riverkeeper, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Pacers Running Store, National Garden Clubs Inc, Clean Water Action, Trader Joe's, DC United,Washington Nationals Baseball team, Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt, Appalachian Voices, Colorado Watershed Assembly, and the Alabama Rivers Alliance.
If you are interested in renting a table to distribute information or wish to become an official partner please email Natalie Roy at natalieroy@cleanwaternetwork.org.
Thanks in advance for supporting Clean Water Network's 1st Annual FLOAT-IN EARTH DAY!
Natalie U. Roy
Executive Director
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POWER OF WATER UPDATES:
(1) Clean Water Network Board Member Group, Tennessee Clean Water Network (TCWN) had a huge victory this week!. TCWN, United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation(TDEC) settled today with the City of Memphis (the City) to fix sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and foam discharges.
(2) Horrible Coal Ash Bill passes U.S. House of Representatives:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/18/coal-ash-house-transportation-bill_n_1434692.html
Clean Water Network will be sending a more in-depth alert out on this bill next week.
(3) Water Wars article from the Weather channel:
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/water-wars-the-battle-for-a-natural-resource_2012-03-25
(4) 2012 Clean Water Champion Awards will be given out during the Float-IN Earth Day, to four individuals and two organizations. These individuals and organization have gone above and beyond to protect our nation's waters across the country. Please join us on Sunday, April 22, in recognizing these very deserving individuals and organizations! The organizations that will be recognized include:
Disabled Sports USA and Team River Runner.
Both organizations are being recognized for their mutual support of clean water and rivers for our Wounded Warriors, disabled veterans, and all American citizens to enjoy and continue to protect.
Team River Runner (TRR) began in 2004 in Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The group focuses their program on Wounded Warriors, disabled service members, and their families. Since beginning our adaptive and therapeutic kayaking programs, we have grown to more than 30 locations across the nation. Paddling is a sport that has positive social, physical, and emotional benefits. From quiet paddling on calm flat-water for peace and connection to nature, to paddling exciting and demanding whitewater, TRR can develop a paddling program wherever there is water, participants, and volunteers. TRR strives to enlist participants, the wounded and disabled service members, as the leadership within each program. This gives our participants purpose, and the opportunity to help others, which is another healing benefit of our program. TRR also has regular paddling programs that families can be involved in, helping struggling families reconnect as well.
(2) Check out all of the Clean Water events happening across the country in 2012 by clicking on Clean Water Network's Google Calendar Here: http://www.cleanwaternetwork.org/Calendar
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