In the spirit of Earth Day 2010, I dedicated my unit post to discussing some Earth Day facts. -This year, it was the 40th anniversary of the celebration for our Earth -Every year, Earth Day is held on April 22nd. -Earth Day was started in 1970 by a U.S. Senator named Gaylord Nelson. -This year, at the National Mall in Washington D.C., the EPA held free exhibits and events for the public. "EPA will have exhibits on an environmental forensics demonstration, cutting edge automotive technology, climate change, habitat loss exhibits, environmental videos, an interactive kids booth about environmental hazards, backyard composting demonstrations, a Chesapeake Bay water model, and live mascots teaching kids about recycling and protecting nature, and others.
EPA will also be showcasing the creative efforts of more than 40 college teams and their design solutions to sustainability challenges around the world. The participants of the exhibit will compete for a $75,000 prize. The expo highlights designs that address alternative energy technologies; collection, purification and distribution of water; agricultural practices to reduce pesticide run-off; new technologies for green buildings and other innovative approaches to improve society’s sustainability." (http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/41247)
-Many nations all around the world celebrate Earth Week, and other environmental awareness days.
-Visit the Earth Day Network website, http://www.earthday.org/ , and learn more about Earth Day. Also, enter in your "Act of Green", any way you have made a sacrifice to save water, electricity, etc, and help them reach 1 billion acts of green. So far they have 31,467,348
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