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Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) [1] including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.
April 22 is Earth Day. This year, its theme is "A Billion Acts of Green." The idea behind the 2011 program is to demonstrate that millions of small acts can make a profound difference in the ...
Since the early 1970s, climate activists have called for more effective political action regarding climate change and other environmental issues. In 1970, Earth Day was the first large-scale environmental movement that called for the protection of all life on earth. [7]
Rock the Green Earth Day Celebration. Come down to the Harley-Davidson Museum's terrace at 400 W. Canal St. for the free, 13th annual Rock the Green Earth Day Celebration.The event, presented by ...
The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. [33] Its founder, former Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson , was inspired to create this day of environmental education and awareness after seeing the oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara in 1969 .
The environmentally friendly trends are marketed with a different color association, using the color blue for clean air and clean water, as opposed to green in western cultures. Japanese- and Korean-built hybrid vehicles use the color blue instead of green all throughout the vehicle, and use the word "blue" indiscriminately.
Earth's energy imbalance (EEI) was about 0.7 W/m 2 as of around 2015, indicating that Earth as a whole is accumulating thermal energy and is in a process of becoming warmer. [22]: 934 Over 90% of the retained energy goes into warming the oceans, with much smaller amounts going into heating the land, atmosphere, and ice. [51]
To meet SDG 13 and other SDGs, sustained long-term investment in green innovation is required to: decarbonize the physical capital stock – energy, industry, and transportation infrastructure – and ensure its resilience to a changing future climate; to preserve and enhance natural capital – forests, oceans, and wetlands; and to train ...