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• Save Your Garden, Save Your Planet
  
  Thanks to the interactive Eco-Garden Pavilion, sponsored by Mahoneys Garden Centers, and a number of eco-gardening workshops on Safe Lawns, Rain Water Capture and Edible Container Gardens at the Down:2:Earth (D2E) Festival at the Hynes Convention Center on April 9, 10 and 11, visitors will learn how easy it is to be eco-friendly as they head into their gardens this spring.

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  Published On: March 30, 2010

• Down:2:Earth 2010 - Green Living Festival
  
  Down:2:Earth (D2E), returns to the Hynes Convention Center in Boston April 9, 10, and 11 with a complete line-up of sustainable living exhibits, presentations, and workshops focusing on the benefits of eco-friendly products, services, gardening, fashion, jobs, and food. Approximately 10,000 people are expected to attend the 3rd annual D2E festival along with approximately 200 companies and organizations representing all aspects of sustainability. Weekend passes ($20) or daily tickets ($10) can be purchased at www.d2eBoston.com. Discounts available online.

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  Published On: February 10, 2010

• Mayor Menino, City of Boston & Down:2:Earth Announce Winners in Pitch the City Contest
  
  Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the City of Boston, in partnership with Down:2:Earth (D2E), Boston\'s sustainable living expo, have announced the winners in Pitch the City, an open contest seeking the public\'s input on making Boston a greener city. They are Jess Lerner for the \"Get A Little Greener\" awareness campaign, and Mikayla Colson Leaning and Alexandra Reilinger for the Reduce, Reuse & Recycle Mural Project.

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  Published On: April 07, 2009

• Mayor Menino, City of Boston & Down:2:Earth Announce Finalists in Pitch the City Contest
  
  Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the City of Boston, in partnership with Down:2:Earth (D2E), Boston\'s sustainable living expo, have announced the Four Finalists in Pitch the City, an open contest seeking the public\'s input on making Boston a greener city. The Four Finalists will give a 15-minute live pitch to a jury including Mayor Menino at Down:2:Earth on April 5, 2009 at 2pm at the Hynes Convention Center.

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  Published On: March 19, 2009

• Down:2:Earth (D2E) sustainable living expo kicks off with Friday night \"Local Bites\" preview party
  
  Throughout the weekend at D2E there will be celebrity chef cooking demonstrations, workshops on foraging, cheesmaking, fair trade policy and more.

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  Published On: March 09, 2009

• Mayor Menino, City of Boston & Down:2:Earth Announce Semi-Finalists in \"Pitch the City\" Contest
  
  Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the City of Boston, in partnership with Down:2:Earth (D2E), Boston\'s sustainable living expo, have announced the Semi-Finalists in Pitch the City, an open contest seeking the public\'s input on making Boston a greener city.

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  Published On: February 26, 2009

• Sustainable Living Expo Returns to Hynes Convention Center
  
  Boston - Down:2:Earth (D2E), Boston\'s premier destination for conscious consumers, will be held April 3-5 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston\'s Back Bay. A marketplace for eco-friendly products, a public stage for community initiatives, and an educational forum that addresses sustainability issues, the 2nd annual D2E expo emphasizes local and innovative solutions, and connects consumers with progressive companies that are investing in a more sustainable future.

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  Published On: February 09, 2009

• Got ideas for a greener Boston? Pitch your best the mayor\'s way MAGGIE CASSIDY
  Boston.com
  Baseball season is just around the corner, but the Red Sox\' recently signed righty John Smoltz isn\'t the only new pitcher in town. The city of Boston is offering residents the chance to pitch ideas about how to make the city greener.

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  Published On: January 18, 2009

• Mayor Menino, City of Boston Partner with Down:2:Earth to Launch \"Pitch the City\" Contest
  
  Turning Beantown into Greentown! Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the City of Boston, in partnership with Down:2:Earth (D2E), Boston\'s sustainable living expo, is sponsoring Pitch the City, an open contest that seeks the public\'s ideas on making Boston a greener city.

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  Published On: January 13, 2009

• First Down:2:Earth (D2E) Sustainable Living Expo an Overwhelming Success
  
  The organizers of the Down:2:Earth (D2E) sustainable living expo exceeded expectations when their inaugural event, held March 28-30 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston drew nearly 8000 visitors.

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  Published On: April 07, 2008

• An Exploration Into Sustainable Living
  
  Down:2:Earth is an exposition of companies who are responding to consumer wishes for products that combine sustainability with style and innovation as well as an education forum for learning about a greener lifestyle.

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  Published On: March 21, 2008

• Win a trip to a wilderness eco-retreat!
  
  Courtesy of Perfect Earth Tours, one lucky Down:2:Earth attendee will be going home with a trip for two to Perfect Earth Tours eco-fabulous spa retreat in the Yukon.

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  Published On: March 19, 2008

• Boston Celebrity Chef Cooking Demonstrations
  
  Boston-area chefs who are active proponents and practitioners of sustainable dining will be conducting cooking demonstrations at Down:2:Earth.

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  Published On: March 11, 2008

• Sustainable Design: At the crossroads of art, policy & science.
  
  Join us Saturday March 29th from 1pm to 5pm for a joint program of D2E, Goethe-Institut Boston and the UrbanArts Institute at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

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  Published On: February 20, 2008

• Bill McKibben and Frances Moore Lappe Keynote Speakers at D2E
  
  Down:2:Earth (D2E), a sustainable living event for the eco-conscious consumer, has announced that noted author/activists Bill McKibben and Frances Moore Lappe will be the keynote speakers.

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  Published On: February 06, 2008

• Sustainability Video Forum
  
  Down:2:Earth (D2E) invites the New England community to explore sustainability through their own lens at the D2E Sustainability Video Forum. Artists, environmentalists, nature lovers, students, activists, filmmakers, and anyone in between, are invited to submit original short (3-minutes or less) digital videos about the environment and sustainability to be shown at the event. Entries are due by March 14.

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  Published On: January 22, 2008

• D2E cited as Boston\'s Green Lifestyle Event
  
  The Boston Business Journal reported this week on the emergence of green expos in Boston and the positive impact they will have on the city.

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  Published On: January 11, 2008

• An Exploration Into Sustainable Living
  
  Down:2:Earth (D2E), a sustainable living expo for the eco-conscious consumer, will take place March 28-30 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston\'s Back Bay.

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  Published On: December 11, 2007

• D2E: Down 2 Earth Launches at 5th Annual Boston AltWheels Festival
  
  D2E: Down 2 Earth entered the Boston scene at the AltWheels Alternative Transportation & Energy Festival on Boston\'s City Hall Plaza this past weekend, September 28-29.

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  Published On: October 01, 2007

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