What Are you Doing For Earth Day?

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EARTH DAY reminds the people of the world of the need for continuing care which is vital to Earth's safety

Join the Earth Day Celebration by participating in events and volunteer opportunities.

The equinoctial Earth Day, also International Earth Day, is celebrated on the vernal equinox to mark the precise moment that spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.

Earth Day is a time to celebrate gains we have made and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress.

Some people celebrate Earth Day on April 22; some celebrate Earth Day on the Vernal Equinox (the day Spring starts in the Northern Hemisphere). <

Wash clothes in cold water, which can lower power-plant carbon dioxide output by up to 280 pounds annually.

Let your hair air-dry. A 1,875-watt hair dryer costs roughly $15 a year to run.

Set a timer for the shower lovers in your life, and cut hot, lengthy showers down to five or 10 minutes. You'll save water and energy.

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Earth Day is a powerful catalyst for change. The first Earth Day, spearheaded by Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson and Harvard University student Denis Hayes, involved 20 million participants in teach-ins that addressed decades of environmental pollution. The event inspired the US Congress to pass clean air and water acts, and establish the Environmental Protection Agency to research and monitor environmental issues and enforce environmental laws.

Earth Day Energy Fast: Urges people to make the day more than a free concert in the park by reducing or eliminating man-made energy use.
International Earth Day Site: Events, history, proclamations.
Earth Day Information Center: Features a large collection of fact sheets and policy papers. Provided by the National Center for Public Policy Research.
Earth Day on Your Block: Offers activities and projects to help help celebrate in their neighborhoods; lists ideas and resources.
Earth Day: Tells what Earth Day is and when it is celebrated.
Mythinglinks.org: Earth Day: Offers annotated links to sites that focus on the annual observance as well as related environmental issues.
Earth Day Every Day: Includes a history of the observance, environmental timeline, a virtual tour of an arctic wildlife sanctuary, and resources for teachers. From the Wilderness Society.
Earth Day Canada: Includes list of year-round programs and links to sales sites.
US Environmental Protection Agency: Earth Day: Includes history of the celebration, listing of EPA-sponsored events, and other resources.
Man vs. Nature: Editorial asserts that Earth Day is the time to challenge the environmentalist premise that man should be sacrificed in order to preserve nature.
On Earth Day Remember: Article contends that environmentalism will destroy civilization.
TIME Newsfile: Earth Day: A collection of environmental articles published in TIME, including cover stories on toxic waste, the ozone and global warming
Lesson Plan - Earth Day: Teaching plan for teachers of grades 2 - 3. Developed as a student project for Utah State University.
Lesson Plan: Earth Day: Teaching plan for teachers of grades 4 - 6. Includes contact information for organizations that offer materials, information, and projects for protecting the environment.
Planetpals Earth Day: Contains the history of Earth Day, along with many education exercises for children.
Earth Day Scavanger Hunt: A short game consisting of 10 multiple choice questions pertaining to the environment.
American Catholic: Earth Day: A Catholic look at Earth Day with resources on environmental information, stewardship of creation, and St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology.
Earth Day: Small site with the history of Earth Day and a poem.
Earth Day has Helped Turn America 'Green': Reviews impact of Earth Day since its beginning in 1970. From Christian Science Monitor.
Animals and Nature: Domestic and wild animals: Find and share videos at Animals and Nature.

By Senator Gaylord Nelson, Founder of Earth Day

Rising concern about the environmental crisis is sweeping the nation's campuses with an intensity that may be on its way to eclipsing student discontent over the war in Vietnam...a national day of observance of environmental problems...is being planned for next spring...when a nationwide environmental 'teach-in'...coordinated from the office of Senator Gaylord Nelson is planned...."

It was obvious that we were headed for a spectacular success on Earth Day. It was also obvious that grassroots activities had ballooned beyond the capacity of my U.S. Senate office staff to keep up with the telephone calls, paper work, inquiries, etc. In mid-January, three months before Earth Day, John Gardner, Founder of Common Cause, provided temporary space for a Washington, D.C. headquarters. I staffed the office with college students and selected Denis Hayes as coordinator of activities.

Earth Day worked because of the spontaneous response at the grassroots level. We had neither the time nor resources to organize 20 million demonstrators and the thousands of schools and local communities that participated. That was the remarkable thing about Earth Day. It organized itself.

Be a Role Model For Our Kids

Take part in community "green" activities. Take part in community recycling programs or volunteer a few hours of family time to help clean up a local park or beach. Work with your PTA to develop outdoor learning centers in your community or on school grounds. You can create a discovery trail, a butterfly garden, a sundial, or a weather station.

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