Earth Day-2016
-Susan Sharma
Earth Day is coming up on April 22.
What is Earth Day?
April 22, 1970 marked the first Earth Day. It activated 20 million people from all walks of life to do something to save their common heritage – Earth.
The stage had been set for change by the publication of Rachel Carson’s New York Times bestseller Silent Spring in 1962. The book represented a watershed moment, selling more than 500,000 copies in 24 countries, and beginning to raise public awareness
and concern for living organisms, the environment and links between pollution and public health.
Earth Day 1970 gave voice to that emerging consciousness, channeling the energy of the anti-war protest movement and putting environmental concerns on the front page.
Today, more than one billion people worldwide participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance anywhere in the world.
How are you going to commemorate Earth Day?
What are you or your organization doing to maintain a sustainable environment?
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Watch a one and a half minute video clip put together by us to start a conversation on Earth Day.