The Blue Marble from NASA - the "most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date". See more spectacular Earth photos here. They make great computer wallpaper. As the country celebrates the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, here is a round-up of some stories and events happening around our state:
The Detroit Free Press is celebrating in a big way, honoring 16 individuals as the 2010 Michigan Green Leaders at a ceremony this morning at the Detroit Yacht Club, Bill Ford is the keynote speaker. They also have a list of events and festivals to attend. Check out the Freep.com Green section for the entire coverage.
The Detroit News also has an extensive list of Earth Day celebrations and events, and features an editorial from Kevin Parker, the head of Deutsche Bank's asset management division, who talks about how Michigan has positioned itself to be a leader in the growing "green" economy.
And on the subject of that green economy, Governor Granholm was the keynote speaker at the Michigan Wind Energy Conference in Detroit yesterday, where she announced $20 million in Recovery Act funding for Michigan companies who want to diversify into clean energy manufacturing, and highlighted the companies that have already found success in the field. We also received more funding for retrofitting homes, businesses, and public buildings with energy efficient technologies, which will create even more jobs as well as help the environment.
For more on environmental action taking place at the federal level, check out the EPA's website. So many links it will keep you busy for days. President Obama has a special Earth Day message here.
Nathan Bomey at AnnArbor.com takes a look at how the corporate conversion to alternative fuel vehicles will help both the automakers and the environment.
WZZM TV in Grand Rapids has a list of some of the events taking place on the west side of the state.
Absolute Michigan has more links about the history of Earth Day, as well as a link to a great slideshow from the Flickr Michigan photo pool.
Anything else going on? It's a beautiful day today - make sure and get outside!