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They’re really thanking YOU, our generous supporters. But our work is not done yet. For every dollar you donate, we’ll plant one more tree. Trees provide food, energy and income, helping communities to achieve long-term economic and environmental sustainability. Trees also filter the air and help stave off the effects of climate change. Last year, Earth Day Network made an important commitment to the Global Poverty Project to plant 10 million trees in impoverished areas around the world over the next five years. We need your help to meet our goal. Please consider contributing to this critical effort today.
John Maleri P.S. Thanks to our partners at WeWood, there’s a special new opportunity to support The Canopy Project. You’ll receive a gift you’ll love! |
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You can give life, plant trees
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Thanks to you, The Canopy Project has improved thousands of lives by planting trees in impoverished communities around the world.
But our work is not done yet.
Fall is planting season, and with your help, we can advance closer to our goal of planting 10 million trees over 5 years. Together, we can make this happen.
Let’s keep the momentum going. Make a contribution today! You can better the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable citizens.
You can help the farmer in Uganda, who thanked us for planting trees to fence his land, saving his small farm from erosion, and asked if we could provide more trees to help feed his goats.
You can help the women and girls of Ethiopia, where deforestation forces them farther and farther from their homes to collect wood for fuel, often keeping the girls from attending school.
And you can help the villager in Haiti still struggling to recover from the devastating earthquake in 2010.
Just a small contribution can strengthen these lives and improve communities. Every dollar you give helps us to plant another tree.
Donate today to help the people who need it the most.
Thank you for your support.
-The Earth Day Network Team
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Help the EPA … Stop the shutdown
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 Want to know who some of the biggest victims of the government shutdown are? The agencies that protect our environment, including the EPA!
Tell Congress to end the shutdown! In addition to costing hundreds of thousands of people their jobs, the shutdown has prevented key agencies from serving the American people. The EPA is one of the hardest-hit. The agency has basically been shut down, and 94% of its employees have been sent home. Employees who “ensure continued public health and safety, including safe use of food and drugs and safe us of hazardous materials” have been sent home. Workers who protect federal lands and research properties have been sent home, as have employees who provide disaster and emergency aid. 505 Superfund cleanup sites in 47 states have been closed. And staff who write and implement greenhouse gas regulations can no longer come to work. Tell Congress to end the shutdown and let the EPA get back to work protecting our environment. It gets worse. The national parks are closed to visitors, but open to oil and gas drilling. Just a few employees will stick around to monitor the drilling activities. The Forest Service had to cut its staff, too, right in the middle of peak forest fire season. Meanwhile, the threats to our environment will not rest. We simply can’t afford to let this happen—there’s too much at stake. Tell Congress to end the shutdown immediately! -The Earth Day Network Team
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The Canopy Project
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| I just wanted to let you know that we are $4,500 dollars away from our goal! As Earth Day Network’s tree planting program coordinator I routinely hear stories of thanks and gratitude from the men, women, and children who are impacted by our plantings. Recently, I was told by Henry Kunduba, a farmer from Uganda, that the trees EDN helped him plant has already improved his crop yields – “I’m happy to have planted Calliandra trees as a fence on my land. I also use them to feed my goats. I need more Calliandra so that I can plant on all my land.” Through your support, we can continue to help people like Henry improve their livelihoods and provide for their families.
— John ——
We have some good news! An anonymous donor has pledged $15,000 to help us plant trees IF we can match that gift with another $15,000! Please help us reach that goal. Here’s what your donation will do right now: In Haiti: In the aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck in 2010, Haiti has worked hard to rebuild and has made significant strides in agriculture, education and economic growth, but there’s much more work to be done. Erosion and a dependence on wood for cooking and heating have devastated the country’s tree canopy. Less than 2% of Haiti’s original forests remain, and most of its people are desperately poor. Earth Day Network works with local partners to integrate tree planting with farming and community training. Fruit trees and fast-growing plants provide food and biofuel, harvested through sustainable agroforestry practices. Each dollar donated helps Haiti feed its people. In Senegal: Since 1990, Senegal has lost over 675,000 hectares of pristine primary forest, the equivalent of cutting down a forest the size of Delaware. Each year more and more trees are cut to fuel timber and biofuel industries. As a result, Senegal’s soil has been destabilized and its thousands of species of flora and fauna are being threatened. By planting trees, The Canopy Project helps restore Senegal’s tree canopy, providing habitats for threatened animals, and fruits used to produce sustainable electricity to run homes, produce goods, and improve family livelihoods. But we need your help now! The tree planting season in Senegal must coincide with the short rainy season of July through September. Each dollar donated helps preserve biodiversity and adds trees in the most needy villages and farms of Senegal. Time is short and there is much work to be done. Please help us reach our goal today! — The Earth Day Network Team |
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the Fight for Climate Change
Today, President Obama announced his plan to combat climate change. The plan isn’t perfect (nuclear power isn’t part of a responsible solution, and “clean coal” is a myth), but it contains many important steps.
Most importantly, the plan calls for the regulation of carbon emissions from U.S. power plants and an end to U.S. support for new coal plants overseas. These are monumental steps in the right direction.
CLICK HERE TO TELL THE PRESIDENT YOU SUPPORT THESE STEPS TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
With the president’s leadership—and our support—we can continue to develop solutions that will protect our health, create jobs, cut energy costs for families and businesses, and give us cleaner, safer energy.
So, we need your help. Send a letter to the president today!
-The Earth Day Network Team
CLICK HERE TO TELL THE PRESIDENT YOU SUPPORT THESE STEPS TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
With the president’s leadership—and our support—we can continue to develop solutions that will protect our health, create jobs, cut energy costs for families and businesses, and give us cleaner, safer energy.
So, we need your help. Send a letter to the president today!
-The Earth Day Network Team
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