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MIAMI, April 22 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Yahoo! En Espanol celebrates Earth Day, a special day dedicated to raising awareness to problems such as contamination, biodiversity conservation and other environmental issues that affect planet Earth.

Today Yahoo! En Espanol invites its community of users to explore clean energy alternatives and become more environmentally responsible. To help with this initiative, the company has launched the following:

-- In-depth news site: Yahoo! En Espanol is featuring articles and videos related to Earth Day and the environment on a special coverage page on its news site (http://espanol.news.yahoo.com/indepth/id_ecologico.html) geared to help users stay on top of the latest green news and trends.

-- Global action: Yahoo! En Espanol will join 12 countries around the world, including Argentina and Mexico, which will be changing their front page logo to celebrate Earth Day. Many of those logos will link to locally relevant pages that highlight "Earth Day" and "green" information.

-- Yahoo! Respuestas: To further generate awareness of environmental issues and motivate people to take action, Yahoo! Answers has posted questions from international artist Juanes and the World Wildlife Fund so that users can post their answers and share solutions.
- Question by Juanes: "This April 22, we will be celebrating Earth Day. I am determined to plant as many trees as I can. All types of coniferous and native trees. What is your plan?" http://espanol.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090421124021AALLzVJ&r=w
- Question by the World Wildlife Fund: "What natural habitat or territory in your country do you think should be protected and why" http://espanol.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090420134218AAsI4te

In addition, Yahoo! En Espanol is raising awareness among its own employees by motivating them to take green actions such as recycling aluminum cans and paper products, and using energy-efficient light bulbs.

For additional information on the latest environmental news and how you can help protect the planet, please visit: http://espanol.news.yahoo.com/indepth/id_ecologico.html

About Yahoo!
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SOURCE Yahoo! En Espanol