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Fri Apr 24, 2015, 10:52 AM Apr 2015

'Every Day Is Earth Day': 5 Indigenous Insights on the Health of Our Mother

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/04/22/every-day-earth-day-5-indigenous-insights-health-our-mother-160074?google_editors_picks=true

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This year more than any other so far, the human habitat hangs in the balance.

As we celebrate Earth Day for the 45th time, the organizers are calling it the most important commemoration in history and urging everyone to sign an online petition entreating the world’s leaders to stop burning carbon.

“Earth Day’s 45th anniversary could be the most exciting year in environmental history,” the Earth Day Network says on its site. “The year in which economic growth and sustainability join hands. It’s our turn to lead. So our world leaders can follow by example.”
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Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/04/22/every-day-earth-day-5-indigenous-insights-health-our-mother-160074?google_editors_picks=true

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