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Hey Kids: Is every day Earth Day at your house?

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Kids: April 22 is Earth Day - a day to make people aware of the importance of keeping our planet healthy and clean. Does your family reduce, reuse or recycle? Do you carpool to school - or bike or walk? Is every day Earth Day at your house or school? Tell Kids 'N' Stuff how you - or your family or school - is making a difference and helping our environment. Send an email to kidsnstuff@swpub.com and you could be eligible to win a gift certificate. Be sure to include your name, age and address.


I don't know if they...

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I don't know if they actually do anything special, but at my sister's house, she always says Earth Day is her favorite holiday. She does have an organic garden and she uses a lot of "green" home interior items, including rugs of all-natural fibers.


Submitted by Ruth Anne Maddox on April 7, 2008 - 1:23pm.

Here are some Earth Day...

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Here are some Earth Day ideas from the Sierra Club:

http://www.sierraclub.org/wecandoit/


Submitted by Ruth Anne Maddox on April 8, 2008 - 5:38pm.

Earth Day is not a holiday....

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Earth Day is not a holiday. It is a day designed to make Americans feel guilty for the way they live. I feel no guilt when I am driving my big SUV or when I DO NOT recycle. Sorry, I know that may shatter some people's paradigms or contradict what they have been brainwashed to believe. Don't get me going on the myth of global warming or how climate change is somehow mans fault and that only man can prevent it. So, to answer the question, no, everyday is not earthday at my childrens house.


Submitted by kidjon on April 8, 2008 - 11:45pm.

I think Earth Day is a good...

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I think Earth Day is a good reminder for everyone that reusing and recycling items is far less wasteful than simply tossing everything we are done with in the trash. It's also the perfect time to set aside stuff for a garage sale which is like recycling for cash.


Submitted by bsorenson on April 9, 2008 - 9:48am.

Arbour Day is the true...

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Arbour Day is the true conservation day reminder. Earth Day was created by environmnetal extremists that hate the American way of life. They use the public schools to terrify the students about environmental catastrophe that will never happen. Trust me, myself and the other kids that went to Shakopee elementary schools in the 70's were subject to this type of junk education. The dutiful teachers scared the hell out of us by telling us the next ice age was coming because the air was so dirty. Imminent ice age, recycling, global warming is all a hoax perpeprated by people that stand to make money in the deal. Al Gore is making lots of money off of gullible people that buy carbon off sets. To me, that is evil.


Submitted by kidjon on April 9, 2008 - 11:02am.

Don't be so angry. Hug a...

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Don't be so angry. Hug a tree and you'll feel better.


Submitted by Tom Schardin on April 10, 2008 - 6:40pm.

No anger here. And besides,...

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No anger here. And besides, I would prefer to hug my kids and heat my house with a tree burning stove : )


Submitted by kidjon on April 11, 2008 - 1:17am.

OK, kids -- I know you're...

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OK, kids -- I know you're smarter than I am!

Take this quiz and see if you do better than me (I only got 2 right):

http://www.sierraclub.org/quiz/energyefficiency/


Submitted by Ruth Anne Maddox on April 16, 2008 - 1:29pm.

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