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Fish releases, parades, school events, film festivals, invasive plant pulls, community gatherings - there are such a variety of people planning to celebrate Earth Day in so many different ways.  What is your favourite event?  Is it a tradition or something new for you?

This year, New Society Publishers is celebrating Earth Day by helping our …

Because today is World Water Day I decided to see what one of my favourite Canadians and water activists, Maude Barlow, is up to.  Much to my delight, I discovered she is promoting another of my favourite local activists, Paul Manly, on the Council of Canadians World Water Day events listings page.

Maude Barlow is National Chairperson of the …

In a surprise move, New Society Publishers -- a former imprint of D&M -- has been re-acquired by its previous owners and D&M creditors Chris and Judith Plant and Carol Newell of Renewal Partners, New Society Publishers’ spokesperson Sara Reeves announced today. Judith Plant will once again take on the role of Publisher and all distribution …

This past weekend I attended the Mother Earth News Fair  in Puyallup, WA with our managing editor, Ingrid Witvoet. This is a bi-annual event with the second fair taking place in Seven Springs, PA every September.

This guest post from Lyle Estill, author of Industrial Evolution: Local Solutions for a Low Carbon Future, was posted on Mother Earth News Fair March 19th and is reprinted here with permission.

Tonight my son Arlo and I finished his “solar powered dehydrator.” He cleaned up the shop and got the unit ready for display, while I walked up to the …