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The Atlanta Dogwood Festival has celebrated nature since its inception, but with the signing of a partnership agreement with the U.S. Green Building Council - Georgia Chapter, the 74-year-old festival is putting in place a Green Event Initiative that will have long-term benefits for the park, the city and Atlantans. As part of the Green Event Initiative, the festival is working with TRRU Productions Services to add sustainable operations to the festival as well as adding an Eco-Village to its already outstanding offerings.

Carla Smith's Annual Earth Day Event.  Atlanta's largest single day eco-collection event.   April 23rd from 9am-1pm at Turner Field Gold Lot.  Accepting all Latex Paint, Computers, Phones, Stereos, Copiers and more.  Click on LiveThrive logo for complete list and details!

  

The Georgia Aquarium will celebrate Earth Day 2011 from April 22 - 24 with a number of activities at the aquarium. Guests will learn about what they can do to help protect the planet and promote conservation of the environment, as well as learn about eco-friendly products and partners in our eco-friendly partner pavilion. There will also be giveaways, activities like a scavenger hunt and kid-friendly attractions including mascot photos. All activities are included with aquarium admission.

Party for the Planet at Zoo Atlanta

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Presented by Georgia Natural Gas and Downey Trees

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

So maybe you DO reuse and recycle. Maybe you DO reduce your footprint on our world. If so, the Zoo thanks you! Come increase your footprint on fun with a dynamic day of family activities celebrating a planet near and dear to all 6.7 billion of us - Earth!

Party for the Planet is FREE for Zoo Members and children under 3; FREE with general admission.

Win a 4 day/3 night stay in Pigeon Forge! 

Buy, sell or recommend geothermal and receive a 4 day/3night stay in a 3 bedroom cabin in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Upon completion of drilling you can make the call to reserve your weekend away! Call for more details. 

Zero Cost  

Ways to Make a Difference

Increase your gas mileage by checking your tire pressure.  If every American kept his or her tires properly inflated, we could save 2.8 billion gallons (10.6 billion liters) of gasoline a year -- and help curb global warming pollution.

Each year, 19 billion catalogs are mailed to American consumers. All those catalogs require more than 53 million trees and 56 billion gallons of wastewater to produce -- and many of us don't even know how we got on so many mailing lists! So grab that stack of catalogs piling up on your coffee table and clear out the clutter. Visit

CatalogChoice.org 

to put a stop to unwanted catalogs.

Did you know that only 10 percent of the energy used by a typical washing machine powers the motor? About 90 percent of the energy is used to heat the water, and most clothes will come clean in cold water. So switch your washing machine's temperature setting.  

Most of us would be surprised to find out that one in every five toilets leak, and since the leaks are usually silent, you probably have no idea if your toilet is leaking. A leaking toilet can waste anywhere between 30 and 500 gallons of water every day, so any leak should be repaired. To see if your toilet is leaking, put a few drops of food coloring in the toilet tank. If the dye shows up in the toilet bowl after 15 minutes or so, the toilet has a leak. Leaking is usually caused by an old or poorly fitting flapper valve, which can be replaced by any amateur DIY-er!  

If you have dishwasher, use it. Running a fully loaded dishwasher -- without prerinsing the dishes -- can use a third less water than washing the dishes by hand, saving up to 10 to 20 gallons of water a day. Simply scrape large pieces of food off your dishes and let the dishwasher handle the rest. And by using the air-dry setting (instead of heat-dry), you will consume half the amount of electricity without spending a dime. 

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