Thursday, April 22, 2010

Today Marks 40th Anniversary of Earth Day!


Earth Day founder, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, first proposed national
environmental teach-in day to a conservation group in Seattle in September of 1969. Denis Hayes was the principal organizer of the first Earth Day, which took place a few months later in 1970. Over 20 million people participated that first year.

Visit the websites below to find out how to get involved in Earth Day:

www.earthday.net
www.earthday.org
www.earthday.gov

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