On April 22, 1970, 20 million people across the world celebrated the very first Earth Day. Their message was sparked by the power of the anti-war protests of the 1960s, and events that brought the issue of the environment and its vulnerability to ecology to the forefront.
EARTHDAY.ORG is so honored that the Biden Administration has convened a global climate summit on Earth Day 2021. POTUS says the signs are unmistakable. The science is undeniable. The costs of inaction keep mounting. The United States isn’t waiting we are resolved to take action to combat climate change.
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 including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.
Many important environmental events have happened on Earth Day since 1970, including the recent signing of the Paris Agreement, as Earth Day continues to be a momentous and unifying day each and every year.
Russia and Saudi Arabia's oil and gas industries have gotten their way for decades, thanks to favorable tax policy and gentler climate regulation than in many other developed nations. That joyride may soon be ending.
The following are rules to follow each and every day. Five ways to help save our planet
