Hey readers! Happy belated Earth Day! Earth Day was yesterday on the 22nd of April. Today we are going to go deeper into earth day and it's history. But even though earth day comes once a year, make everyday earth day! Its not only this one day where we should take action to save the planet! Don't be a part of the pollution..... BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION!
Facts on Earth day:
1.Earth Day was started because of a need for environmental protection against global warming, oil spills, endangered animals, fossil fuels, plastic waste, and much more.
2.Millions of people gathered together to march and create awareness about our planet’s environmental problems.
3.They chose this day because they wanted college students to participate. April 22nd was between their spring break and final exams.
4.Invest in Our Planet is the theme for 2023.
5.America was consuming vast amounts of gas and industry belched out smoke and sludge. This all changed when Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was published. It raised awareness about the environment. Then the government organised protests and the streets, parks and auditoriums were filled with people. This became known as Earth Day. Earth Day is on the 22nd of April.
6.The first Earth Day was in 1970.
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