Today is Earth Day! Earth Day is a special day because it was created to help people think of the generations of humans that haven't even been born yet! We might be kind and think about others often and try to help them, but sometimes it's hard to think about helping people who don't even exist yet. Hence, Earth Day! Here's what our friends at Nationaltoday.com have to say about the history:
Each year on April 22nd, National Earth Day campaigns around the globe promote ways to save the Earth. In 1969, the concept of Earth Day was established at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco. On March 21, 1970, a sanctioned Proclamation was signed by Secretary General U Thant at the United Nations. A month later, on April 22, 1970, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day. Since its inception, the organizers promote events educating the public about a variety of subjects including:
HOW TO OBSERVE Celebrate by engaging in Earth Day activities in your area. Ways to participate include:
And, of course, you can ALWAYS check out a book to learn more about what you can do to help! We have lots of books about recycling and other ways you can help the environment. We also have books that can teach you more about current environmental concerns, like the melting ice caps and green technology. Just head over to the catalog and search up either "environment" or "nature". Searching "environment" will get you books about concerns about the environment, recycling, etc. Whereas searching up "nature" will get you books that are focused more on animals and biomes.
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