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Happy Earth Day! Below are some ways we can all celebrate, nurture, and deepen our connection to out planet. Of course, any day can be Earth Day, so keep these ideas on your agenda all year round.

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Start a Lazy Garden This Earth Day

What you can do: Instead of digging up your sod, kill grass by laying down several layers of newspaper, plop down high-quality compost, and plant, all in one day!

How We Tried to Be Plastic-Free

What you can do: Follow three simple rules to reduce your plastic load.

5 Key Strategies for a Plastic-Free Life

What you can do: Accept that failure is inevitable, but know that every little bit helps!

Beautiful and In Danger: What You Need to Know About Our Oceans

What you can do: Learn what seafood is safe to eat, be inspired by beautiful ocean imagery.

Broken Ocean? Here are 25 Ways You Can Help Fix It

What you can do: Find the ocean-friendly actions that best match your interests and abilities.

What to Do on Earth Day [Updated]

What you can do: Make this a memorable Earth Day by volunteering, enjoying a festival, going on a run, or whatever else fits your schedule and inclination.

7 Key Trends That Will Affect Your Health, and the Health of the Planet

What you can do: Press your legislators to make the right decisions about food policy, food labeling, and clean energy. Look for opportunities to buy organic and buy local.

10 Unusual Earth-Friendly Habits to Start on Earth Day

What you can do: Eat insects, stock up on vinegar, or try out some of the other offbeat (but legit) ideas we've come up with.