Oscar-nominee Robert Stone discusses Earth Days now and then. Photo by RCruger Shiny Chevy’s cruising efficient freeways and cheery new homes signaling the American Dream soon turned into a nightmare of smog and suburban sprawl. Through this context we view the birth of the ecological movement 40 years ago. Though many know the basic storyline, Robert Stone’s documentary, Earth Days, explores the roots of the first Earth Day, follows its rise ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

The Cool Globes eco-art project currently on display at Los Angeles’ Exposition Park, exhibits giant 5-foot by 7-foot globes decorated, painted, sculpted, and designed by artists, from the Blue Man Group to Jim Dine, with meaningful environmental messages. The collection, originally installed in Chicago in 2007, has toured San Francisco Golden Gate Park, Washington DC’s Botanical Gardens, and other towns with local additions. It arrived in Los Angeles on Earth Day this year, and will be there until the end of July, when it sets sail for London. ...

all images © Adam Kalkin Back on Earth Day I got the scoop from Matthew Modine about Bicycle For a Day's plans to send shipping containers full of bicycle parts to Afghanistan and sent up shop. Once there the containers would be assembled into store where local kids could learn to assemble bikes and the rudiments of being bicycle mechanics. Well, the project is taking a little more shape and at

W.E.D. symbol. Image credit:UNSW, WED Network Happy Belated World Environment Day, 2009! (The official date was 5 June 2009) First things first: if you've got a Twitter account (or if you've been on the fence and need a good excuse to sign up), go to @UNEPandYou and become a follower. You just may be the one to help 100,000 trees get planted. Now, let's clear something up-or try to. World Environment Day (WED) isn't, of course, Earth Day, though both date...

Grist Staff Held Hostage by Own Boss Grist's Scew Earth Day Campaign may not have thrilled my fellow TreeHugger Lloyd, but it did stir up some debate - and that, I suspect, was the point. From its interview w...