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February 23 2008 free benefit concert for nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute
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(Marquette, Michigan) - National harmonica champion "Hurricane" David McChesney and folk singer Michael Waite will perform at a free candlelight benefit concert on February 23 for the non-profit Cedar Tree Institute.
Everyone is invited to attend the 7 p.m. "Songs of the Earth" concert this Monday at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Marquette. Twice named one of the 15 hardest working non-profits in America by World Magazine, the Cedar Tree Institute (CTI) was founded in 2004. "To show respect and honor the environment 100 votive candles will be glowing during the concert," said Rev. Jon Magnuson, the co-founder of the Earth Keeper Initiative and CTI director. Best-known for its interfaith and youth-related environmental projects, the CTI founded the Great Lakes Earth Healing Initiative, the Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project involving teens and Native American youth protecting pollinators and the Manoomin Project that is restoring wild rice across the central U.P. Other CTI efforts include the Janus Project for hospice workers. A songwriter from Joshua Tree, California, McChesney has played the harmonica for nearly four decades and performs under the name "Hurricane" David. An avid wildlife photographer, McChesney recently published the book "Muir Roots: At One with the Wild," a collection of 176 color images and various tales about his adventures in the wilderness including the Galapagos Islands. The son of a gourmet cook and an English professor from Milwaukee, Waite has always lived in the U.P. Waite, who plays guitar, and two friends recorded the 2007 album "Let it Go." Waite said he will play some ballads and original songs about a "stark winter" that were inspired by his home in the forest near Halfway Location between Marquette and Big Bay. Both performers said they are helping to raise funds for the CTI because of its dedication to protecting the environment. "Taking care of the earth and what's around us is part of living on the Earth," Waite said. "What ever you do you should include that as part of your work." McChesney, who lives near the Joshua Tree National Park, said "everything I have done has been nature and wildlife oriented." "I have been an environmentalist for years and years," McChesney said. "My home is a wildlife sanctuary with 95 species of birds, bobcats on the roof, coyotes in the yard and roadrunners looking through the window." There is no charge to attend however donations are welcome. For more information call 906-228-5494 Related websites: CTI: http://www.cedartreeinstitute.org "Hurricane" David Jesse McChesney http://www.outmywindows.com Michael Waite http://www.michaelwaitemusic.com |
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Earth Healing: Hancock, MI RSVP June 21 e-waste collection for Michigan's NW Upper Peninsula part of EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge
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Western U.P. electronic waste collections set: June 21 in Houghton and Keweenaw counties; July 12 in Baraga County; dates for other areas TBA
The initiative received grants and/or other assistance from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). |
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Earth Healing: Kalamazoo June 21 pharmaceutical collection for SW Michigan is part of EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge
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1 yr 6 mos ago
Free, special collection for old prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals for residents of southwest Michigan set for June 21, 2008 in Kalamazoo County
Residents of the Kalamazoo area and all of southwest Michigan can to their part to protect the Great Lakes during a free public pharmaceutical collection later this month.
The pharmaceutical collection is sponsored by Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that provided a grant for the project.
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Earth Healing: Hancock, Michigan RSVP e-waste collection June 21 for NW Upper Peninsula residents is part of EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth day Challenge
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Western U.P. electronic waste collections set: June 21 in Houghton and Keweenaw counties; July 12 in Baraga County; dates for other areas TBA
The Western Upper Peninsula Electronics Recycling Program, a project of the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), provides households with an environmentally and economically sound solution to disposing of electronic waste. Residents of Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties, who have generated electronic waste in their household, may bring their items to e-waste collection sites on the specified collection dates in their area. The initiative received grants and/or other assistance from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The northern Michigan collection is connected to the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge that involves over 100 projects in eight states across the Great Lakes Basin. More than a dozen previous collections since 2005 have garnered nearly 48 tons of e-waste from over 850 participants. --- 2005:… |
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Earth Healing: June 21 pharmaceutical collection for SW Michigan residents in Kalamazoo part of EPA Great Lakes Challenge
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Free, special collection for old prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals for residents of southwest Michigan set for June 21, 2008 in Kalamazoo County
Residents of the Kalamazoo area and all of southwest Michigan can to their part to protect the Great Lakes during a free public pharmaceutical collection later this month. Old and unwanted medicines and personal care products will be accepted on Saturday, June 21, from 9 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the Loy Norrix High School, 606 E. Kilgore (off Lovers Lane) in Kalamazoo. The pharmaceutical collection is sponsored by Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that provided a grant for the project. The collection is connected to the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge that involves over 100 projects in eight states across the Great Lakes Basin. Southwest Michigan residents can rid their home of unwanted prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals plus personal care products. For example -… |
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Earth Healing Founder, Lutheran Bishop, Zen Buddhist head priest talk about creating interfaith environment projects
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1 yr 6 mos ago
The founder of two interfaith environment groups is often asked by people around the globe to explain the best way to start an effective similar interfaith group in their own community.
Along the shores of Lake Superior, creating similar interfaith environmental groups was discussed by leaders of the Earth Healing Initiative and the Upper Peninsula Earth Keeper Initiative, both based in Marquette, Michigan. The non-profit Earth Healing Initiative provided interfaith volunteers and participants top numerous cities during the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge. The challenge involved the recycling of millions of pounds of electronics and the proper disposal of millions of pills and other pharmaceuticals in April 2008 during over 100 projects across eight states that make up the Great Lakes Basin. This warm and calm day in May 2008 produced the tiniest of ripples in an unusually calm Lake Superior as wildlife heralded spring in the background. The serene setting was… |
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E-waste, pharmaceutical collections vital to protecting Great Lakes, environment, Earth and your drinking water
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1 yr 6 mos ago
The EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge removed a huge amount of electronic waste and pharmaceuticals from eight states.
The goal of the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge was the collecting and recycling of one million pounds of electronics (e-Waste) plus the collection and proper disposal of one million pills. These goals were exceeded many times over. A few examples: --- In Milwaukee: 32 tons of electronic waste and 3.5 tons of pharmaceuticals were turned in. --- At the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin near Green Bay: Approx. 4 tons of e-waste was collected plus thousands of pounds of other trash cleaned from reservation Tribal members turned in ver 23 pounds of medicines including 100 bottles of pills, more than 25 computers and dozens of related components like hard drives, printers, keyboards and speakers; televisions, radios, DVD players, 12 cell phones and over 100 small batteries. --- In Traverse City: Over 28,750 pounds (over 12.5 tons) of… |
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Youth learn about sturgeon heritage from elders at Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin: EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge & the Interfaith Earth Healing Initiative
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1 yr 7 mos ago
(Keshena, Wisconsin) - The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin contributed over 4 tons of electronic and pharmaceutical waste to the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge.
This is the second of several videos explaining the numerous MITW projects including teaching youth about the legend of the sturgeon and its place in tribal culture, cleaning up the reservation, and replacing gang symbols with Native American art. In part two, the non-profit interfaith Earth Healing Initiative looks at the sturgeon education classes. The tribe was creative as it added other facets to the challenge like teaching the children about their culture and the close relationship to the earth and its many lakes and streams. All classes at the tribal school taught the students about the sturgeon, that is a vital part of Menominee legend and heritage, said Joe Awanahopay, language arts instructor at the Menominee tribal school. Called the protectors of Menominee wild rice, the sturgeon… |
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College of Menominee Nation gives lesson in Great Lakes Recycling 101 during EPA Great Lakes Earth Day Challenge with Earth Healing Initiative
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1 yr 7 mos ago
College of Menominee Nation: EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge and a lesson in Great Lakes recycling 101
Dr. William Van Lopik, College of Menominee Nation professor of the Implementing Sustainable Development classes The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin contributed over 4 tons of electronic and pharmaceutical waste to the EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge.
(Keshena, WI) - The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin in Keshena is being praised for its massive cleanup projects… |
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EPA Regional Administrator Mary A. Gade at Chicago Earth Day celebration: EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge & Great Lakes wonder
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1 yr 7 mos ago
At the Metcalfe Federal Building, the unwanted medicines collection continues under the supervision of two plainclothes Chicago police officers. (Photo courtesy EPA Flow of the River Blog) EPA Regional Administrator Mary A. Gade encourages public to participate in EPA Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge; lauds the wonder of the Great Lakes and reminds audience how much progress has been made since Earth Day started nearly 40 years ago
Speaking during Earth Day 2008 ceremonies at Daley Plaza in Chicago on April 21, 2008 is Mary A. Gade, the EPA Region 5 Administrator and the Great Lakes National Program Manager. The Regional Administrator reports directly to the EPA Administrator in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy EPA Flow of the River Blog) (Chicago, Illinois) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Mary… |
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