1970- 2016: Past and Present
If you live a green life, or want to start, a great day to celebrate is Earth Day! Held annually on April 22, Earth Day is a holiday to celebrate and promote environmental advocacy.What is the history of Earth Day?
The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970. Roughly 20 million people attended various Earth Day celebrations around the United States. The largest Earth Day celebrations occurred in New York City and Philadelphia.
Earth Day is often credited with starting the modern environmental movement. Many groundbreaking environmentally-conscious laws followed the first Earth Day, including the Clean Air Act that was signed by president Richard Nixon on December 31, 1970.
What is the Earth Day theme this year?
Every year Earth Day has a theme, and this year the theme is "Trees for the Earth". The Earth Day network plans to plant over seven billion trees. Follow their efforts on social media through the hashtag #trees4earth .
Today, the Earth Day Network works with over 22,000 partners in 192 countries to promote eco-awareness.
The facts in this blog are available on the Earth Day website www.earthday.org .
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