Local Earth Day Events

Monday, April 21, 2008

• Whatcom Community College will be hosting films in celebration of Earth Day.
  Other events:
  • Monday - 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. “The Global Banquet: Politics of Food” explores the impact of globalization on food systems. It will be shown in Syre 104.
  • Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. “The Future of Food” looks at unlabeled genetically modified foods and their appearance in grocery stores. It will be shown in Heiner Theatre.
• Western Washington University
  Monday - “The Dawn of Green: Manchester, Thirlmere, and the Roots of Environmentalism,” starts at 5 p.m. in Science Lecture Hall 150 at Western Washington University. She also will lead a seminar, “Beasts in the Jungle (or wherever)” at noon Tuesday at WWU. For further details on this seminar, contact Mart Stewart at Mart.Stewart@wwu.edu. Both events are free and open to the public.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 (Earth Day)

• Whatcom County and City of Bellingham
  Employees will gather during their lunch break to clean up around Whatcom Creek.
• Leave your Car at Home Day
  Do the planet a favor and leave your car at home on Tuesday, Earth Day.
  • Whatcom Transit Authority is making it easy by giving free bus rides on Earth Day. Details: http://www.ridewta.com
• Whatcom Community College
  2:30-3:30 p.m. “Broken Limbs: Apples, Agriculture and the New American Farmer” is one filmmaker’s journey to document his father’s struggle to continue as an apple grower in Wenatchee. It’s a fate shared by thousands of apples growers who are going out of business. It will be shown in Heiner Theatre.
• Village Books:
  National Public Radio correspondent Doug Fine talks about his hilarious attempts to live green during a 6:30 p.m. Tuesday appearance in Bellingham. He is the author of a new book, “Farewell, My Subaru” ($24, Villard Books).

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

• Whatcom Community College
  1:15-2:15 p.m. “The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil” looks at how Cuba switched to low-energy farming practices to feed its people after losing access to Soviet oil in the early 1990s. It will be shown in Syre Auditorium. Details: 676-2170.
  Western Washington University invites the community to hear some lectures related to Earth Day.
  Harriet Ritvo, a history professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will lecture about the beginnings of the environmental movement, which grew out of an attempt in mid-1800s England to develop a famed lake into a water supply.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

• Larrabee State Park - Saturday April 26th volunteers will remove English Ivy at the park, call for details 676-2093
• Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association
  Is organizing a work party for Whatcom Creek in Maritime Heritage Park, on Holly Street near C Street. It will run 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather.
• The Annual Whatcom County Earth Day Garage Sale is a big opportunity to recycle.
  Help keep everyday stuff out of the garbage stream by shopping at the 8th annual Whatcom County Earth Day Garage Sale. The event runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 26 and 27.
  Look for countywide garage sale locations in the April 25 edition of The Bellingham Herald.
  Details: Call the Solid Waste Division of Whatcom County Public Works at 676-7695