Earth Day 2009 around Los Angeles and the L.A. Times

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Unless you’re living under a rock (which is green, so kudos!), you probably already know that today is Earth Day -- a day to celebrate our planet and learn how to better take care of it. The Times has put together lots of articles to help you best enjoy this day. Here’s a quick list:

Events happening today to celebrate Earth Day -- The Guide

More Earth Day events around Los Angeles County -- L.A. Now

Earth Day giveaways (lightbulbs, canvas bags, even fruit trees) -- Brand X

Maybe the government should give people Priuses to solve the oil problem -- Brand X

President Obama’s White House message today will include wind power -- AP

Instead of nationalizing the green movement, we should think like Thoreau and keep it local -- Opinion

The ethics of eating green -- Food

A $100-million gamble on making fuel from trash -- California

Kenneth Turan reviews Disney’s ‘Earth’ -- Entertainment

-- Tony Pierce