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Title: Earth Day 2010 - How You Can Help!
Date: 14-Apr-2010
Category: Capacity and Awareness
Source/Author: Earth Day Network
Description: Earth Day Network was founded on the premise that all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable environment. Their mission is to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide, and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle for promoting a healthy, sustainable environment. Their mission is pursued through a combination of education, public policy, and activism campaigns. Earth Day Network has a global reach with more than 20,000 partners and organizations in 190 countries. More than 1 billion people participate in Earth Day activities, making it the largest secular civic event in the world.

Earth Day is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. Its celebrated on the 22nd of April each year, and was founded by US Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environment teach-in in 1970. It is now celebrated in many countries every year. The first Earth Day was in 1970.

The United Nations celebrates Earth Day each year on the spring equinox, which is often 20th March. This is a tradition that was founded by peace activist, John McConnell, in 1969. The United Nations first celebrated Earth Day on the spring equinox in 1971.

Earth Day is very similar to World Environment Day. Read more about Earth Day on the Earth Day Network!
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