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PHOTOS: Live Earth Run for Water April 18 2010

Submitted by Andy Sternberg on 18 April, 2010 - 04:35

Photos are coming in from Run for Water events around the world! Nearly 200 events have taken place on, Sunday April 18, 2010. Send in your photos to be added to the slideshow!

View larger slideshow below.

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From the Gulf: Learning to See the Invisible
07/01/2010 - 03:00

By Jill Foster, member of the Citizen Effect Gulf Mission this week.

Grand Isle humvee GL

I traveled to the Grand Isle for the first time this week, expecting to see  a community of locals. The goal, along with fellow Washington, DC bloggers on CitizenEffect's Gulf Mission blogging trip, was to meet and learn from fishing families about the oil disaster - hoping to find ways to help out. Despite beaches being inaccessible due to disaster response, I assumed neighborhoods and eateries would still be active hubs for local folks we could talk to.

But it was all quiet.

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Get Involved in the Gulf Coast Benefit Concerts on July 1!
06/29/2010 - 14:53

gulf coast benefitThis Thursday, July 1st, artists, musicians and activists worldwide will unite to benefit those directly impacted by the Gulf Coast Oil Spill. Proceeds from all participating venues will be donated to The Gulf Restoration Network, a nonprofit committed to uniting and empowering people to protect and restore the natural resources of the Gulf Region for future generations.

Click here to watch video from the events.

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The Plight of the Louisiana Fishing Family
06/29/2010 - 11:52

Dream Is Gone

The Citizen Effect Gulf Mission team sat down yesterday with Natalie A. Jayroe, president and CEO of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans (serving 23 south Louisiana parishes). Our ongoing goal remains finding an actionable way for Americans to take positive mindful ways to act in the wake of the Deep Horizon disaster.

Jayroe told us her view of how the fishing families of Louisiana have been affected by the oil spill. The following post is based from that conversation.

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Thousands Join Hands Across the Sand in Support of Clean Energy
06/28/2010 - 15:19

Clean energy advocates and activists joined hands at hundreds of events on Saturday, in a display of unity against off-shore oil drilling and hopefulness for a clean energy future. Hands Across the Sand is a movement that is "not about politics; it is about protection of our coastal economies, oceans, marine wildlife, and fishing industry."

Check out more videos and photos from the June 26th Hands Across the Sand events!

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7 Amazing Solar Powered Vehicles
06/28/2010 - 14:34

nuon-dutch.jpgCredit: Global Green Challenge

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