Read more Earth Day stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1352/earth-day.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:22:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/56921/obamas-earth-day-pitch-new-energy-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama returned to Iowa—his crucial campaign battleground win—for Earth Day, hailing the “new, clean energy economy” and unveiling an offshore wind project. “It is time for us to lay a new foundation for economic growth by beginning a new era of energy exploration,” he said. But the...http://www.newser.com/story/56921/obamas-earth-day-pitch-new-energy-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 15:45:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56871/leo-oprah-voted-greenest-celebs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOprah Winfrey was voted the greenest female celebrity in an Earth Day poll, the New York Daily News reports. Leonardo DiCaprio beat out Brad Pitt and Bono for the No. 1 male spot in the survey by GreenDaily.com and Bebo.com. On the other hand, Mariah Carey is least...http://www.newser.com/story/56871/leo-oprah-voted-greenest-celebs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 9:16:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30257/chicago-fines-aim-to-kick-smokers-butts-from-beach.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChicago will fine smokers who toss cigarette butts on the beach—or within 15 feet of one— up to $500. The new law is aimed at cutting the cost of cleaning up after smokers, who have been forced outside by smoking bans, reports the Chicago Tribune. Millions of tons of...http://www.newser.com/story/30257/chicago-fines-aim-to-kick-smokers-butts-from-beach.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Jun 2008 11:43:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1579/bloomberg-aims-to-take-nyc-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Bloomberg chose Earth Day to launch an ambitious, expensive and politically uncertain campaign to make New York City “the first environmentally sustainable 21st-century city.” The most provocative proposal: charging drivers $8 a day for entering Manhattan below 86th Street.http://www.newser.com/story/1579/bloomberg-aims-to-take-nyc-green.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Apr 2007 6:32:16 CDT