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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Will Greenacre

Earth Day 2009: the best of the web

Earth
Earth Day celebrates environmental awareness across the planet. Photograph: Blue Line Pictures/Getty Images

In some parts of the world, today is already Earth Day 2009, an annual global effort to raise awareness of environmental issues. There are thousands of local Earth Day events happening on 22 April around the world, but thanks to the blogosphere and Twitter you can also take part without leaving your computer. We've rounded up the best here:

• The king of the green blogs, Treehugger, has compiled the top Earth Day posts from Twitter

• E-magazine Voicing Our Opinions has a video to mark Earth Day

• The Green Energy Republic blog is launching the Green Generation Campaign, a two year drive to initiate a global green movement to tackle climate change

Twitter user elsekramer says "tomorrow is Earth Day! go take a picture and contribute to the Earth Mosaic photo project"

• On Twitter, green car evangelist Mixturecar has rounded up the ten best hybrid cars for Earth Day 2009

• The blog Kids Stuff World has a list of 10 ways to celebrate Earth Day with children

• Home and Garden Television has an Earth Day quiz to see how green you are

The Earth Day Film Project is looking for your green-themed videos to create a short film

• Cool Green Science – the conservation blog of The Nature Conservancy – urges its readers to get out and listen to the sounds of birdsong and nature

• PBS has a live webchat with French film maker and oceanographer Fabien Cousteau

• EcoYourself.com gives you the chance to record your own 'Acts of Green'

What have we missed? Post your favourite Earth Day blog stories and tweets below.

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