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Earth Day

Earth Day

Earth Day, always held on April 22nd, is a national holiday created to celebrate the Earth and environment. The first Earth Day was in 1970, and was a response to the environmental crisis at the time, which included extremely polluted water and air. The Environmental Protection Agency was created the same year as a result of activism and widespread popular support for cleaning up the environment.

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About Earth Day

How you can get involved in Earth Day even if you failed to plan ahead
(Source: Huffington Post)

*Adopt a Coral Reef at the Nature Conservancy
*Click to help protect the rain forest at the Rainforest Site
*Pick 5 Ways to Go Green at the EPA website
*Calculate your carbon footprint to see your impact on the earth
*Send an endangered species an e-card
*Go the the Earth Day Action Center for more ideas!

Earth Day began in 1970 due to the efforts of then U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson and other people concerned about an environmental crisis centered on air and water quality. Nelson noticed more and more Americans were driving V8 engines with leaded fuel. Everyone noticed the choking smog and birds dying from indiscriminate pesticide use. Through several marches, rallies, and initiatives Earth Day was created. The Environmental Protection Agency was created the same year.

Earth Day 2010 is particularly special because it is the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, and it has grown into an international event in many countries. In the U.S., several national and local events are scheduled to take place. The main goal of Earth Day is to stimulate awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and stimulate public action. Find out about activities throughout the world at the Earth Day Action website.

This Earth Day, the people at Earth day Network created the Billion Acts of Green Campaign. The goal of this campaign is to gather the millions of environmental service commitments that individuals, along with organizations from around the World make each year. The hope is that in doing this people from around the World will see that the little changes they make in their life, can have a mushrooming effect.

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