Earth Day

In February 1970, nineteen ecologically-aware humanities students at the San Jose State College bought a brand-new Ford Maverick and buried it in a ...

The Earth Day coordination team suggested forty ideas for Earth Day events; one of them was “Encourage people to walk or ride bicycles instead of driving cars on April 22.” For many event organizers, the automobile was public enemy number one. This crowd-funded destruction of the hated motor car made news around the world.

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See which ones your children would like to try and have a go at cooking them together. - The first Earth Day was the planet’s largest civic event. - The first Earth Day was in 1970. This is a great and easy way to celebrate Earth Day with your children. Getting the kids to make a list of the things they would like to do to maintain the health of our environment is a great way to get them involved with Earth Day. Celebrate Earth Day and feed the birds with the help of birdseed ornaments.

On April 22, a billion people from 192 countries around the world will come together to celebrate Earth Day – a day about raising public awareness about ...

As humans, we need this planet more than it needs us, but we are on a dangerous path to a climate change and global warming disaster. Here are a few ways you can celebrate Earth Day – and help protect the planet each and every day: Yet despite celebrating this annual event for over 50 years, our planet is on a fast-track to disaster making the fight for a clean environment more urgent than ever.

While climate change, plastic pollution, and deforestation continue to pose a threat to global biodiversity, there's no shortage of exemplary destinations that ...

On Friday morning, the Ministry of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation is honoring some of the nation’s most essential flora—the mangrove, to be precise. While there’s no shortage of Earth Day-related events going on across the country this year, Belize has gone to great lengths to protect our planet for years on end. To celebrate the bond, the island is kicking off Earth Day with an ode to some of the region’s most vulnerable wildlife—coral, to be precise.

Man has existed on planet Earth for hundreds of thousands of years—and curiosity has been a driving force for our species throughout our history.

“We added to the fauna, and the species richness of this river system—the upper parts of it—and all together that will make a complete study, hopefully, that will help characterize the biodiversity of this beautiful part of the world,” explained Dr. Means. Research like this is important for understanding the world we live in and how the organisms and ecosystem are connected and dependent on each other. In fact, people are aware of the vertebrate animals—of which we're a part—like mammals and fish and birds. Their goal is to deliver legendary biologist and National Geographic Explorer Bruce Means to the top of a massive “island in the sky” known as a tepui. There is a sense of hubris, almost, that we have conquered and mastered planet Earth at this point. Man has existed on planet Earth for hundreds of thousands of years—and curiosity has been a driving force for our species throughout our history.

Rivers bursting their banks, flash floods and more intense cyclones. How climate change is making floods more extreme. Friday is Earth Day, a global movement ...

It found almost two thirds (63%) of Kiwi travellers wanted to travel more sustainably over the next 12 months. If you don’t live close to a park or have the ability to plant a tree, you could donate the cost of a tree (or 10) to the Trees That Count project. You could take part in a tree-planting event, such as the Greening the City workshop, held in Auckland’s Britomart. The event is free, and every one who takes part gets a tree to take home to plant themselves. Here are a few things you can do to help the Earth this Earth Day. * 10 simple things you can do to help protect the environment Earth Day: What you can do to help the environment

April 22 is Earth Day, and here are some ways to save your hard-earned money while doing some good.

That's enough to remove 16 pounds of carbon dioxide in a year. Selecting Uber Green pairs riders with a hybrid or electric vehicle for the same price as an UberX trip. Lawncare isn't the most eco-friendly industry, but Sunday eschews harsh chemicals in favor of ingredients like seaweed, iron and molasses. Just use the promo code CHARGEONEARTH at the Electrify Home website. Based in Hoboken, New Jersey, this bedding company is a Certified B Corporation that's been rated climate-neutral and fair-trade-certified. For Earth Day, it's offering 20% of its Smart Lawn Plan subscription service using code GOEARTH20. From ride-share apps to mattress makers, we've curated deals from companies that are offering Earth Day discounts, deals and more. Many of them are also partnering with environmental groups and planting trees. In addition, the company is donating 10% of proceeds from sales of Nest thermostats (up to $500,000) to nonprofits like Habitat for Humanity through the end of the month. In honor of Earth Day, everything on the Stasher site -- from single pieces to 13-piece sets, is 25% off. On Earth Day, The Sak is putting a spotlight on eco-friendly styles and offering shoppers 15% off their purchase with offer code EARTHDAY15. In celebration of Earth Day, the fast-charging station network is offering free vehicle charges on its entire network from 12:01 a.m. ET Friday through 3 a.m. ET Saturday.

We have made the bold commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by 50 to 52 percent by 2030, reach 100 percent carbon pollution-free ...

Let us stand united in this effort to save our planet and, in the process, strengthen our economy and grow more connected to each other and the world we share. On my first day in office, I fulfilled my promise to rejoin our Nation to the Paris Agreement to tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad. As my Administration implements this agenda, we are following through on our commitment to ensuring that our investments advance equity and justice and reach communities across the country — including rural communities, communities of color, and low-income communities. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build on these actions and accelerate our Nation’s ability to confront the environmental and climate challenges we face. To work toward these goals, we have taken action across every sector of the economy, including setting the strongest-ever standards for greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles, tackling super-pollutants like methane and hydrofluorocarbons, investing billions in the deployment of clean technologies, and launching the American offshore wind industry. The climate crisis is upending lives across the country and around the world.

Time-lapse satellite images show glacial retreat at Mount Kilimanjaro, Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching, deforestation in Germany and Greenland glacial ...

The company used 15.5 terawatt hours of electricity in 2020, mostly to power its data centres. What has been a boon for archaeologists is also a symptom of the catastrophic threat caused by climate change. They show glacial retreat at the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania between December 1986 and 2020 and glacial melt in Sermersooq, Greenland, between December 2000 and 2020.

Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, is a reminder to protect the environment, restore damaged ecosystems and live a more sustainable life.

This year, earthday.org has selected the theme, ‘Invest In Our Planet’. It explains, “This is the moment to change it all — the business climate, the political climate, and how we take action on climate. We have been seeing a spurt of climate events over the last decade or more that have affected millions of people, from extreme heat to wildfires and floods. “The healthier our ecosystems are, the healthier the planet – and its people.

2022 will see the 52nd Earth Day, with the organisation running the environmental awareness and action event since 1970.

Here are the speakers lined up for the livestream: Since its conception, Earth Day has got one billion people motivated to act in the interests of the planet, with over 75,000 corporate partners across 192 countries working to drive action forward. What is Earth Day?

The state of climate policy is not good. While emissions are rising, countries and firms are backtracking on climate action. The US climate movement must ...

But there is more to the story, at least in the U.S. At the strategic level, the climate movement probably has shown a lack of willingness to compromise. Could the climate movement transform itself to become more humble and stick to the decarbonization message? Think of the Build Back Better bill which is now stalled in the Senate. Senator Manchin has indicated his willingness to support a slimmer bill which focuses on climate issues only. One might argue that there is a clear momentum behind decarbonizing electricity sector and electrification of the automobile industry. President Biden has released oil from the Strategic Oil Reserves, has asked the oil industry to pump more, and is contemplating suspending the 18.4 cents per gallon federal gas tax. Not surprisingly, politicians want to invest their political capital in say fighting inflation, improving the economy, and reducing crime, as opposed to climate policy. EU countries with North Sea gas fields, such as Denmark, are stepping up gas production to replace Russian gas (Europe annually imports 40% of its gas from Russia; its imports bill for oil and gas stood at $850 million per day). It seems the natural gas boom is affecting countries in North Africa (such as Algeria) and the Middle East (such as Qatar). In spite of the net-zero rhetoric, banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects, thereby creating even greater economic and political hurdles for energy transition. · President Biden’s 2022 State of the Union mentioned climate change only twice. Now the climate policy trajectory is wobbly, although the need for quick and drastic climate action could not be more pressing. According to the US Energy Information Administration, in 2021 the share of electricity generated from coal increased for the first time since 2014. Not surprisingly, by 2021, temperatures have already increased by over 1.1 Celsius (2 Fahrenheit) and if current emission trajectories continue, temperatures will probably rise beyond 2.0 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. The disconnect between talk and action is shocking.

Climate change campaigners kicked off a wave of protests for Earth Day on Friday, pushing demands such as an immediate halt to European imports of Russian ...

They come three weeks after a U.N. climate scientist report warned there is little time left for reining in greenhouse gas emissions sufficiently to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. The EU gets 40% of its gas from Russia. "It's wartime. Parts of Lviv were hit this week by Russian missile strikes that killed seven people. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Our activities and climate change is threatening the planet, and we need to do everything we can to conserve and protect our home. Earth Day reminds us of the ...

For 2022, the movement seeks to highlight the importance of collaboration and investing our resources and energy in the race to net-zero emissions. But we have all the tools and options to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This included the Clean Air Act (1970), the Clean Water Act amendment (1972), and the 1973 Endangered Species Act. In 2016, the United Nations also chose Earth Day to sign the Paris Agreement, the world’s most important and comprehensive climate agreement for limiting global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century. It’s been kept on the same day to encourage even more college students to join in celebrations and protests, and every year, thousands of rallies, concerts, and outdoor activities are organised worldwide. Our activities and climate change is threatening the planet, and we need to do everything we can to conserve and protect our home. Prior to the first Earth Day, Americans were guzzling up vast amounts of leaded petrol – the global use of which has since been eradicated – and deadly smog and polluting smoke were accepted daily occurrences.

Ukrainian Tanya Marshall leads people in a march for peace in Ukraine in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 6, 2022. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images. Like ...

That will position U.S. workers and companies to help build out the low-carbon economy of the future, in this country, Europe, and elsewhere. That means reducing the use of fossil fuels, including those from Russia, and speeding the shift to cleaner, smarter energy sources. On this Earth Day, more than ever, it’s up to our leaders to act. That share may well be rising, as people connect the dots between rising pump prices, petro aggression, and the climate crisis. First, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has stripped bare any pretense that we might drill our way to energy security. I’m hopeful for three key reasons.

Outrage over a California oil spill was the catalyst for the holiday celebrated each April 22. In the U.S., these protests paved the way for key ...

Climate change continues to stir debate as Earth experiences a rise in the frequency of wildfires, extreme storms, and harsh weather, which also has increased the number of displaced communities. Its official site —which is managed by Environmental Action, Inc., the modern incarnation of the group that organized the first Earth Day—cites “climate change deniers” and “oil lobbyists” as two of the biggest hurdles for the modern movement. Since its original conception as a teach-in, Earth Day has become a global phenomenon paving the way not only for protests and legislation, but also for volunteering and habitat clean-ups. Nelson continued to spearhead environmental activism in the new millennium, but this time he focused on the latest priorities: global warming and clean energy. Young people in particular are leading the charge both on college campuses and in the international sphere through prominent voices like Greta Thunberg. In a 1971 poll, 78 percent of Americans indicated they would be willing to pay to clean up their air and water. Then, in January 1969, a devastating oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, inspired Nelson to spearhead a new grassroots approach to the environmental movement. Each year on April 22, people around the globe come together to honor and conserve their shared home: Earth. Known as Earth Day, the holiday got its start in the United States in 1970 with what was originally billed as a teach-in on college campuses. Soon, the effort ballooned into what is now dubbed the Earth Day protest. He selected April 22, 1970, a date between Spring Break and final exams, to allow for maximum student participation. Concern for the environment long pre-existed Earth Day’s founding. Outrage over a California oil spill was the catalyst for the holiday celebrated each April 22.

On Feb. 6, 1969, state forestry conservation crews gathered up oil-soaked straw on a beach in Santa Barbara. Earth Day, inspired by the spill, helped spur ...

But the question may be to what extent are we going to suffer and who’s going to be doing the suffering.” “That is why I plan to see to it that a national teach-in is held.” And that’s created a more aggressive mood among those affected most by the trials of life on a dying planet: young people. And on April 22, 1970, more than one in 10 Americans participated in 12,000 Earth Day-related teach-ins and events, most of them in secondary schools and on college campuses. Up to that point, it was the single-largest spill in U.S. history and stirred an existential panic in the senator. He saw firsthand the devastation in the wake of the estimated 100,000 barrels' worth of crude oil stretching out on the coastline, spanning 35 miles from Goleta to Ventura.

In a recent Q&A with Claus Aagaard, CFO of Mars, I discussed how his company is integrating carbon footprint reduction goals into business strategy and how ...

Innovation is critical building block to both our mid-term financial and strategic planning processes – it is woven into how we look at business performance within our planning cycles to ensure key investments are funded, and trade-offs are made accordingly. As a private company, we can afford to take a long-term perspective around innovation; the diversity of our portfolio allows us to be patient in certain areas while achieving highly accretive, quick wins in others. We’re now starting to see the impact as we work to drive down emissions and eliminate deforestation in our supply chain with our efforts to simplify our palm oil supply chain. I was proud to work with our teams to put us in a position to announce that Mars is aiming to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across our full value chain by 2050. Claus Aagaard: For companies to achieve material impact on climate issues, it must be an integrated part of the company strategy and strategic resource allocation. Accountabilities that now fall within the CFO’s purview include measuring organizations’ impact on climate and contributing to strategies to reduce carbon emissions to net zero.

For Earth Day, Google's Doodle shows time lapses of the climate crisis across the globe. The GIFs depict melting glaciers, stressed corals, ...

In the past, Google has come under scrutiny from advocacy groups over climate-denying ads that slipped past its policy banning such misinformation. Two other GIFs show glaciers vanishing from Sermersooq, Greenland, and from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania over several decades. Under stress, including rising ocean temperatures, corals lose that algae in a depressing phenomenon called “ bleaching.”

The search engine published a series of time lapses from Google Earth, depicting deforestation, melting glaciers, coral bleaching and retreating snow cover.

by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) found that across the world, an extreme weather event or climate disaster had occurred every day on average over the last 50 years, a five-fold increase in frequency over that period. The time lapses are in contrast with last year's more optimistic doodle, which had a "Restore Our Earth" theme. Earth Day is an annual event held on April 22 to raise awareness for environmental protection.

Sequences of decades-worth of satellite images reveal scale of glacier melting and forest destruction. Tanzania's iconic Mount Kilimanjaro is losing its ...

Humankind has been slow to jump into action to thwart the progressing climate change despite years of alarm bells from the scientific community. A sequence of images of Australia's Great Barrier Reef provided by the Ocean Agency reveals speedy coral bleaching that struck a section of the reef near Lizard Island between March and May 2016. In Germany, swaths of the Harz Forest Natural Park have fallen prey to bark beetle infestation since 1995, the Google images show. That is 0.9 degrees F (0.5 degrees C) more than the limit of 2.7 degrees F (1.5 degrees C) set by the international community to avoid the more disastrous environmental consequences. In Europe, average temperatures are already 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) above preindustrial levels, Copernicus said. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 every year since 1970.

For Earth Day, scientists and conservationists reflect on how nature's beauty and resilience offer them hope.

We are on a steep learning curve with these corals and the reefs they build, but it’s what we don’t know that leads us to discovery and holds the hope of finding that path. In the Mekong region of Southeast Asia, where I live and work, I believe that forests can be protected by better management. Sedimentation from deforestation decades ago was the likely cause of its demise, and despite Costa Rica’s improvements in reforestation, it was doubtful that the species could recover on its own. Livestock in the Amazon is of very low productivity, and most pastures degrade in less than a decade, leading cattle ranchers to abandon their farms. When we remember that Mother Earth is alive, that the soil is alive and that the plants are just as alive as we are — that is when we begin to heal. Still, when they sit on a crane, or some debris poking out of the waters of the Thames, drying their wings in the sun, they look like dragons to me and remind me that magic is real. In most of these areas, a very agile process of regeneration of the rainforest begins. I am particularly obsessed with one specific acacia tree, an umbrella thorn near Pupu village in Rupa Sub-county. I check on it from time to time on Google Earth. I have taken so many photographs of it in so many conditions — on days after it had rained and flooded, on very hot days when it offered much-needed shelter from the afternoon sun. Studies indicate that the Amazon rainforest is now very close to a tipping point where between 50 and 70 percent of the forest will be converted into open, degraded ecosystems, releasing more than 300 billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. The wild rice is a great source of food, not just for the humans, but for the animals, the birds and the insects. The image shows Quechua-speaking women from the Juan Velasco Alvarado community in Peru participating in a project to restore ecosystem services provided by the rainforest, such as regulating the flow of water and pulling carbon out of the air. Every morning of this difficult spring, I have tumbled out of bed and immediately gone to check on the vegetable seedlings growing on my windowsill.

News of severe heat and wildfires can leave people stressed and angry, but there are ways to manage those feelings and put them to use.

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So we’re excited to partner with them and they’re just a great, great group based right here in Detroit.” “Ed is a professional landscaper and just a guru with about 35-40 years of experience in space. This weekend the Downtown Detroit Partnership is hosting an art-filled Earth Day celebration.

Earth Day first began 52 years ago as an effort to organize teach-ins on university campuses about sustainability amid threats to climate change from human.

“The 2022 Climate Action Plan demonstrates a commitment to pursue ambitious climate action in ways that deliver meaningful community-level benefits. “Now more than ever before, cities across the world have a responsibility and moral obligation to take action and prioritize protecting residents and businesses from climate impacts. In the 21st century, Earth Day isn’t celebrated in a day, but rather a week. As the first Earth Day was meant to be teach-ins on college campuses, Hayes chose April 22 because it fell in between spring break and final exam weeks to attract higher attendance. - Elected Officials Express Opposition to ... Former President Richard Nixon proposed to establish the U.S. Environmental Protest Agency in the same year. There have also been more youth-led movements and recognition of environmental equity. - Elected Officials Express Opposition to ... Denis Hayes, a young activist who later joined Nelson’s team, recruited 85 other people to join the effort. Nelson also got then-Sen. Pete McCloskey of California to serve as his co-chair. It has influenced a global movement that led to environmentally friendly legislation, advocacy and research that aims to honor our home planet. - Elected Officials Express Opposition to ...

U.S. President Joe Biden marked Earth Day on Friday with a speech promoting a new effort to protect old-growth forests as he visits the lush but fire-prone ...

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This Earth Day, the world must act on the challenge of climate change. Investing in our planet is urgently needed to stay within the 1.5°C climate target.

These efforts need to be complemented by financial institutions and investors who can play a key role in unlocking access to the $700 billion required annually (less than 1% of global GDP) to reverse the global biodiversity crisis. Like the Paris Agreement on climate change, an ambitious, clear and implementable international agreement for biodiversity would ensure that the nature agenda is raised to the highest political level. As the momentum towards addressing the nature loss crisis is rising globally, governments and companies are increasingly making commitments to safeguard nature. Now we need to hold the companies and governments accountable and ensure implementation. The Nature Action Agenda also recently launched the 100 Million Farmers initiative, which will drive the transition of the food and agriculture system towards a regenerative model, as well as the BiodiverCities by 2030 initiative to create an urban development model that is in harmony with nature. Moreover, 100 countries signed up to protect 30% of the global ocean by 2030. This illustrates that nature plays a pivotal, and interlinked role with climate, and it is up to humanity to decide if we want to use it as an aid, or a weapon. Dynamic and flourishing natural ecosystems are the foundation for human wellbeing and prosperity. There is strong recognition within the Forum that the future must be net-zero and nature-positive. Biodiversity - the diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems - is declining faster than at any other time in human history. Investing in our planet, particularly its ecosystems, is urgently needed to stay within the 1.5°C climate target, according to the latest IPCC report. “There is no Planet B!” This is a popular saying by environmental activists when it comes to the deteriorating health of the natural world.

April 22 is a day to celebrate the earth and these winemakers are ready to help you pop the cork.

The region specializes in Crémant d’Alsace, a sparkling wine made in the traditional method of second fermentation in the bottle. Champagne Bollinger, the wine preferred by British secret agents, also cultivates its vines under the HVE certification and the latest release of its signature Grande Année (vintage 2014) is a demonstration of tradition meeting up with the [environmental] times. Champagne Billecart-Salmon has been certified HVE and Sustainable Viticulture in Champagne (VDC) since 2017, and has nearly 25 acres in organic conversion. Made of 61% Pinot Noir and 39% Chardonnay, it expresses lemon and brioche in a full rich style—a “Bolly” hallmark—supported by mouth-cleansing minerality. What better day to pop open a bottle of bubbly from a producer that’s “earth first”? Here are a few from France who truly have boots on the ground when it comes to environmental stewardship. Champagne Laurent-Perrier operates under France’s Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE) certification, a three-tiered system that encourages farms and vineyards to focus on increasing biodiversity, low intervention and management efficiencies in water and fertilizer.

The origins of the annual event can be traced back to the late 1960s, but the name "Earth Day" didn't come about until years later.