The Lorax

Climate Impact Day

Alana Lea | Posted 05.05.2012

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I finally discovered, over the last couple of years developing a reforestation project in Brazil, where I was born, that deforestation and reforestation are both profitable.

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Teaching Gardens are Sprouting

Kelly Meyer | Posted 05.01.2012

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I draw an invisible circle around my body and say, "the environment starts here." To kids living in inner cities where trees and plants are scarce, personalizing the environment is crucial.

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Every Hour Should Be Earth Hour

Graham Milne | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Environment, Earth Hour, The Lorax, Al Gore an Inconvenient Truth, Earth Hour 2012, Conservation, Green News

The ostensible goal of Earth Hour is to raise awareness of what the consumptive attitude of humanity is doing to its only home. But it behooves us as a species to be aware of the earth every hour of every day.

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WATCH: The Lorax Goes Missing

AP | Posted 05.27.2012

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SAN DIEGO — They took the Lorax, made of bronze, the thieves they came, and now he's gone. A 2-foot statue of Dr. Seuss' Lorax character was st...

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"Grow, Baby, Grow!"

Charles Scott | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Environment, Massey Energy, Climate Change, The Lorax, Earth Day, Environmentalism, Mountaintop Removal, Green News

The scale of the problem really does call for radical action. But what should we do? Give up driving automobiles altogether to reduce CO2 emissions? Stop fighting infant mortality to slow the relentless population growth that now crowds the planet with over seven billion humans?

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'21 Jump Street's' Kicks 'The Lorax' Out Of No. 1

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 05.18.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Audiences headed back to school for the TV update "21 Jump Street," which opened as the No. 1 weekend movie with $35 million. Sony's...

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Another Beloved Dr. Seuss Book Headed To Theaters

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 03.16.2012

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Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment are developing Dr. Seuss' 1957 book "The Cat in the Hat" for the screen, Deadline reports. The s...

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WARNING: Congress Expected to Cut Funding to Address America's Number-one Preventable Cause of Death

Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Congress, Healthy Living, Smoking, Obesity Epidemic, Art Smith, Obesity, Healthcare, Healthcare Costs, The Lorax, Dr. Seuss, Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Healthy Living News

Spending money now to prevent chronic disease and curb the growing obesity rates in America is the right thing to do. Prevention programs are imperative to controlling the exploding growth in health care costs.

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What The Lorax Can Teach Your Kids, Even If He Sells SUVs

The Huffington Post | Sandie Angulo-Chen | Posted 05.02.2012

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March 2 is Dr. Seuss' birthday (he would have been 104) and also, not by coincidence, the release of "The Lorax" in theaters. "The Lorax," which w...

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Listen to the Lorax: Trees Have Needs

Mike Matz | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Pew Environment Group, Conservation, Environmentalism, Wilderness, The Lorax, Dr. Seuss, Movies, Green News

My wife and I can hardly wait to take our children to see the new film adaptation of The Lorax -- not only for fun but because it explains so well what I do.

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Corporations in a Lorax State

Tamara Belinfanti | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Short Terminism, The Lorax, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Greed, Dr. Seuss, Corporations, The Lorax Movie, Business News

While the environment does play a central role in Seuss' tale, an underlying tension in the book, which links directly to our current economic woes, is the tension between short-term profit seeking activities, and long-term value creation and sustainability.

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Becoming the Lorax: Ten Ways to Speak for the Trees

Leda Huta | Posted 05.06.2012

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The Lorax has a simple message. We must care for our planet. If we don't, we could drive wildlife and plants to extinction.

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The Week In Ouch: Who Survived Unscathed?

Posted 03.03.2012

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It's Saturday, and we spent all week sifting through reviews and collecting the snarkiest critiques of blunders and missteps in the latest movies and ...

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Lorax Leads Way for Product Endorsements by Kid Lit Characters (SLIDESHOW)

Rocco Staino | Posted 05.02.2012

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The Lorax has opened the way for a flood of other characters from children's literature to become product spokespeople. Here are a few that may be in the works.

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Unexpected Lessons Learned From 'The Lorax'

Rosalyn Hoffman | Posted 05.02.2012

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On Read Across America day, we need to remember that in addition to teaching our children to love reading, we also need to teach them HOW to read to between the lines in order to understand what the slick market makers and product placers are selling them.

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Dr. Seuss Quotes: 10 Memorable Quotes In Honor Of Dr. Seuss' Birthday And "The Lorax"

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 03.05.2012

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"I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues." There are few quotes more memorable than this one fr...

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Indoctrinate Your Children Well

Larry Doyle | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Virtue, Dr. Suess, Children's Books, Children, Politics, Books, Liberalism, Propaganda, Conservative, The Lorax, Indoctrination, Teaching, Movies, Politics News

Once upon a time, the lessons propagated by Dr. Seuss, then called conservation, anti-totalitarianism, equality, spirituality and trying new foods, were universal virtues we all wanted to teach our children. But now the right has exposed them as socialist scams.

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7 Facts You Didn't Know About Dr. Seuss

| Posted 03.02.2012

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By Margaret Bristol for Bookish Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, wrote more than 60 children’s books, many of which became must-haves for eve...

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Save the Lorax: Shun the Stuff

Susan Linn | Posted 05.01.2012

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For more than forty years, the Dr. Seuss classic has been a clarion call for reducing consumption and promoting conservation. But the book's eloquent environmental message is being crushed by the film's slew of corporate cross-promotions.

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8 Lorax-Inspired Nature Activities for Families

Debi Huang | Posted 05.01.2012

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How will you help your children speak for the trees?

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Big Bucks To Dead Doc's Lockbox

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 05.07.2012

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Maybe one of Dr. Seuss' book titles should be renamed "Greenbacks and Ham." Dead since 1991, Dr. Seuss still has the prescription for making money. Th...

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Ed Helms On 'The Lorax' And The Critical Reception To 'The Hangover Part II'

The Huffington Post | Mike Ryan | Posted 04.29.2012

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Ed Helms did not write "The Hangover Part II." Ed Helms does not write for "The Office," even though he plays Andy Bernard, the newly crowned office m...

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10 Life Lessons We Learned From Dr. Seuss

Posted 02.29.2012

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What would our childhoods be without Dr. Seuss? The imaginative, often nonsensical writer captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of kids (a...

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'Lorax' Clip: Danny DeVito, Envirionmental Science Teacher (EXCLUSIVE)

Posted 04.22.2012

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This special behind-the-scenes look at "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" proves that Danny DeVito can do no wrong. Universal Studios' upcoming animated adap...

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Are Taylor And Zac An Item? Co-Stars Address Dating Rumors On 'Ellen'

Posted 02.21.2012

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With rumors of romance in the air, The Lorax co-stars Taylor Swift and Zac Efron sat down on The Ellen Show to clear the air -- and to sing a surprise...

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