Earth Day Facts

Earth Day Facts:

What is Earth Day?

Earth Day, or Earth week, is a worldwide annual event where global citizens promote environmentally friendly change. People attend rallies, concerts and community gatherings all over the world for a renewed effort to make the planet a more sustainable and healthy place to live.

When is Earth Day?

The first Earth Day was held in 1970. Today it is celebrated each year on the 22nd of April.

Earth Day 2008: A Huge Success!

- Thanks to the work of the Earth Day Network and you, near half a billion people participated in Earth Day 2008 in some way. One of the largest yet!

- Thousands of musical artists, speakers, politicians and affluent people around the world spread their message to a global audience.

- Earth Day 2008 reached out to millions of people from different cultural, religious and racial backgrounds uniting them together as global citizens for the same cause.

Just because the official Earth Day has passed doesn't mean you can't continue the momentum. Continue to make a positive impact in your community and look forward to 2009!

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