Friday, April 22, 2016

Earth Day!

"This Earth Day, let's get really 
big stuff done for our planet.

What are we waiting for? 
The time is now."

The Movement Continues.


And so it begins. Today. Right here and right now. Earth Day is more than just a single day - April 22, 2016. It's bigger than attending a rally and taking a stand. 

This Earth Day and beyond, let's make big stuff happen. Let's plant 7.8 billion trees for the Earth. Let's divest from fossil fuels and make cities 100% renewable. Let's take the momentum from the Paris Climate Summit and build on it. 

Let's start now. And let's not stop."

The History of Earth Day
"Each year, Earth Day -April 22- marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. 

The height of counterculture in the United States, 1970 brought the death of Jimi Hendrix, the last Beatles album, and Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water." War raged in Vietnam and students nationwide overwhelmingly opposed it. 

At the time, Americans were slurping leaded gas through massive V8 sedans. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity. "Environment" was a word that appeared more often in spelling bees than on the evening news. 



The Idea




Earth Day Today 

Much like 1970, Earth Day 2010 came at a time of great challenge for the environmental community. Climate change deniers, well-funded oil lobbyists, reticent politicians, a disinterested public, and a divided environmental community all contributed to the narrative - cynicism versus activism. Despite these challenges, Earth Day prevailed and Earth Day Network Reestablished Earth Day as a relevant powerful focal point. Earth Day Network brought 250,000 people to the National Mall for a Climate Rally, launched the world's largest environmental service project - A Billion Acts of Green - introduced a global tree planting initiative that has since grown into The Canopy Project, and engaged 22,000 partners in 192 countries in observing Earth Day. 


Today, the fight for a clean environment continues with increasing urgency, as the ravages of climate change become more manifest every day. We invite you to be a part of Earth Day and help write many more chapters - struggles and victories- into the Earth Day Book."

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