Earth Day

At its peak, the oil slick stretched 35 miles. Thousands and thousands of birds and other sea life were killed. President Richard Nixon and a cadre of lawmakers ...

Some two generations since the first Earth Day, five Connecticut environmentalists reflect on its legacy and what it means for the future.

And so I think even with all the differences that we have — being able to show ourselves as a country, progress over time to do the hard thing — I think is useful, and I do think it motivates people, and, you know, I think it does motivate legislators. The food news is terrible, and the water news is terrible. But I think the point of it is that it’s not for me, it is for other people, and it’s really helpful to have a time to center attention around it, and I get that.” “I think that the idea of using it as a touchstone to show our progress and how hard change can be, but how successful we can all be whenever we pull in the same direction. Her suggestion for the first thing to tackle: “I think housing is one of those issues where a lot of the pieces come together,” she said. Lopez Schmalz said a key component she sees is making sure the state is held accountable for implementing and enforcing the environmental policy it puts in place. I think people are coming around to that and things that have happened lately make it harder to ignore than it used to be.” In her time in the climate change field, she’s seen a shifting focus, especially in the area of climate and health. And there is an expectation of intersectionality in environmental work, at least within the students that I come across. And listen to the people who are being impacted, as well as the young people I work with every single day, who are terrified about what is going to happen to our future. She would like to see passage of the Transportation and Climate Initiative that so infamously failed in 2021. “But people like myself and my classmates and the students that I work with are.”

Climate justice rests on two major premises. Rich nations contribute disproportionately to global warming, leading to violations of human rights across the ...

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Earth Day is the most widely observed secular holiday worldwide. Amid the climate crisis, increased action and environmental advocacy are crucial.

The history of Earth Day dates back to 1970. According to EarthDay.org, the group chose April 22 in hopes of maximizing student participation since it was a weekday falling between spring break and final exams. More than 1 billion people worldwide mark the holiday by working to both instigate climate policy change and shift everyday human behavior for the betterment of our world. It's not recognized as a federal holiday in the United States, but Americans across the country have observed it for 52 years. "We all need to work together." By the end of 1970, Earth Day's momentum led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of multiple environmental laws, such as the National Environmental Education Act and the Clean Air Act. So we looked for messaging [that] might inspire people to look to the future in a way that engages them and allows them to think positively about what they could do to change it," Rogers told USA TODAY, adding that "Invest In Our Planet" brings three parties to the table: government, businesses and citizens. In the U.S., rallies and protests are expected this weekend from Chicago to Oklahoma City. Along with its partners, EarthDay.org will present a livestream of the Earth Day Climate Action Summit on Friday. Nonprofits nationwide are also organizing volunteer community cleanups, local "fun runs" and more. As a day of action, people observe Earth Day in various different ways. While EarthDay.org underlines that we should invest in our planet every day of the year, Earth Day is seen as a prominent day of action. - Earth Day's momentum led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of multiple environmental laws. - Earth Day falls on April 22 every year and is the most widely observed secular holiday around the globe.

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.

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.

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.

On Thursday, April 21, Cal Maritime will celebrate Earth Day 2022. The Earth Day celebration is also part of a weeklong series of events around ...

The new oceanography degree program launched in the fall of 2020. In addition, the campus has an active Energy & Sustainability Committee consisting of faculty, staff, and students. The Earth Day celebration is also part of a weeklong series of events around sustainability.

On Earth Day, a few of our favorite books, movies and art installations ... In 1969, Cleveland's Cuyahoga River went up in flames when a spark from a passing ...

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30%: The increase in the atmospheric concentration of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere since 1970. 7.7°F: The amount Reno, Nev. has warmed since ...

- The industry was dominated by just four companies that have raised more than $100 million each to date. By the numbers: Crunchbase looked at 27 climate technology startups that raised private funding over the last year. Climate projections have consistently showed that higher latitudes would warm faster than the rest of the world. - 7.7°F: The amount Reno, Nev. has warmed since 1970, putting it first on the list of fastest-warming cities. - Carbon accounting has been a particularly appealing area for investors. Why it matters: Earth Day is supposed to be a symbol of the environmental movement, originally born out of air and water pollution.

A 1969 oil spill off the shore of Santa Barbara helped serve as a catalyst for environmental action.

The coast-to-coast demonstrations on that first Earth Day drew a stunning 20 million Americans, one-tenth of the country’s population at the time. In the Golden State, where the oil spill began to heavily influence political discourse, the California Environmental Quality Act was adopted in 1970. “This is a pivotal moment for conservation and for our park.” Hayes and a team of young activists began working to organize marches and other events to take place across the country on April 22, 1970. “Though I now like living in New England, I always visit Davis, where I went to graduate school at U.C. Davis and learned about cycling. In the fall of 1969, Nelson recruited Hayes, then a 25-year-old graduate student at Harvard, to organize the event, which would eventually turn into Earth Day. In a Times guest essay,a Burbank High junior pleads for district officials to reconsider. Hayes told me that it has never been entirely clear to him why the oil spill captured the public’s imagination the way it did. The polluted Cuyahoga River in Cleveland kept catching fire. From their living rooms, Americans watched as sandy California beaches turned black and birds’ feathers were slathered in tar. Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” published in 1962, detailed how pesticides hurt the environment. The California condor faced extinction.

President Joe Biden plans to mark Earth Day in Seattle on Friday, but he's struggled to make progress on a sweeping environmental agenda.

Although she praised some of the policies that Biden has achieved so far, she said that “it’s not at the scale of climate action we need — full-stop." Now Republicans are poised to retake control of at least one chamber in Congress in November's midterm elections, meaning there's a limited window for making progress. The final blow came from Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., who owes his personal fortune to coal and represents a state that defines itself in large part through mining that fossil fuel. But that work “is harder now” amid China's defense of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Kerry said Wednesday. Another one of Biden's climate-related efforts could divide the environmental community. The administration was also rattled by recent reports that Biden's domestic climate adviser, Gina McCarthy, plans to step down. “Climate action was a pillar of President Biden’s campaign, and his promises on this existential issue were a major reason the public elected him,″ Tisdel said. Biden had hoped to pass a $1.75 trillion plan for expanding education programs, social services and environmental policies. Biden will mark the moment on Friday in Seattle, where he'll be joined by Gov. Jay Inslee, a fellow Democrat with a national reputation for climate action. “Two things can be true at the same time," said Ali Zaidi, the president's deputy national climate adviser. Although Biden is raising fuel economy standards for vehicles and included green policies in last year's bipartisan infrastructure legislation, the lack of greater progress casts a shadow over his second Earth Day as president. WASHINGTON (AP) — One year ago, Joe Biden marked his first Earth Day as president by convening world leaders for a virtual summit on global warming that even Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping attended.

Small business owners will have more greenbacks in their pockets once they go green. Bonus: It will help save the company as well as the planet.

And you’ll help save the planet as well as your business. One look at the price of gas and you’ll immediately understand the financial benefit as well as the environmental benefit of such a choice. Some coal plants have been reopened just to power crypto transactions (and coal is a dirtier source of energy than renewable sources such as solar, wind, hydroelectric). In fact, according to one study, every BitCoin transaction is equivalent to six weeks of electricity consumption of a U.S. household. Examine every aspect of your business to be more efficient, use fewer resources and cut out waste. But going green is actually a smart move for small businesses, regardless of your political or environmental philosophy.

Looking for movies to watch on Earth Day 2022? Check out these Earth Day movies streaming on Disney Plus, Netflix, Hulu, and more.

You’ll come away in awe of her determination and you’ll feel motivated to do more for the young generation who will inherit the earth. Jane Goodall is one of the most highly admired environmental conservationists, and if you don’t know her story, then this 2017 documentary from director Brett Morgen is worth the watch. Everyone knows polar bears have a lot to lose in the face of a rapidly warming Earth. But, in this new Disney Nature documentary narrated by Catherine Keener, audiences won’t be able to emotionally detach from the bears’ increasingly challenging struggle to survive amid climate change. To help you cut through the noise, Decider has assembled a list of ten Earth Day movies, all available to watch free on a streaming service, below. And of course, streaming services have got you covered with oodles of Earth Day content, including several new movies that began streaming today—like The Biggest Little Farm: The Return and Polar Bear, both now streaming on Disney+. And every year, Earth Day is the perfect opportunity for climate activists to spread their message far and wide.

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.”

At its peak, the oil slick stretched 35 miles. Thousands and thousands of birds and other sea life were killed. President Richard Nixon and a cadre of lawmakers ...

Governor Ned Lamont today joined the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection ...

“Clean air is a policy choice, and adopting these standards means telling auto manufacturers that Connecticut residents and businesses want more options for cleaner operating vehicles that will lead to cleaner air and less money spent on healthcare costs associated with lung diseases aggravated by air pollution from the transportation sector. “I am proud that our government is leading the way and state agencies are making meaningful progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Standing outside the CTDOT headquarters in Newington where there are now 30 free public electric vehicle charging stations, Governor Lamont highlighted ongoing efforts to reduce carbon emissions for a cleaner and healthier Connecticut.

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.

This Administration has made the climate crisis a foreign policy priority by working to scale up global ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, infusing ...

The Department is also working to support the Administration’s vision for sustainability in Federal Government operations, which puts agencies on the road to net-zero emissions. The United States is also proud to have played a significant role in reaching consensus at the UN Environment Assembly this year to launch an international negotiating process on a global agreement to end plastic pollution. Thanks to U.S. leadership at COP26 in Glasgow, the world is much closer to keeping a 1.5 degrees Celsius limit on global temperature rise within reach.

April 22, 2022 - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Known for its natural beauty, unique culture and southern hospitality, Tennessee strives to be at the forefront of ...

The Spring Garden Fair is a true celebration of heritage farming and heirloom gardening. The festival was created for those interested in getting started in homesteading or living more sustainably by teaching them the skills of food preservation, raising chickens, making soap, homeschooling and more. Lupi’s recycles everything possible from glass and plastic to trimmings and food waste from the kitchen to feed the pigs at the farm. Cheekwood Estate and Gardens serves the public as a botanical garden, arboretum and art museum with an extraordinary historic 1930s estate, 55 acres of cultivated grounds and expansive vistas, 12 distinct gardens and a 1.5-mile-long woodland trail. The state park also has the Tennessee Naturalist Program which serves as an educational training program to provide service and outreach efforts to help preserve Tennessee’s natural beauty and resources. Springfield Greenway is a scenic 4-mile paved trail that meanders along the historic and business districts, we well as tree-lined Sulfur Creek and public playgrounds. In honor of Earth Day, Tennessee Tourism created a roundup of clean, green and sustainable ways to eat, explore, lodge and travel across the state. The Northwest Tennessee Local Food Network is partnering with FFA Spring Plant Sale groups to help distribute seed packets and encourage participants to buy plants locally grown. Equipped with geothermal-powered HVAC units and gas fireplaces, these LEED-certified vacation homes are ahead of the curve on energy conservation. Here you can learn how solar energy really works, how the sun is keeping the lights on, and the innovations and opportunities solar power brings to Tennesseans. Along with generating economic activity, Tennessee’s hospitality industry has an environmental impact on the state through resource usage and waste generation. There will also be a special Earth Day scavenger hunt, Tenn Pin Alley’s food truck and more.