Earth Day
The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. The passage of the landmark Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and many other groundbreaking environmental laws soon followed. Growing out of the first Earth Day, Earth Day Network (EDN) works with over 22,000 partners in 192 countries to broaden, diversify and mobilize the environmental movement. More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world.
This year, TreeHugger is partnering with Earth Day Network to share news about Earth Day. We'll be attending the Earth Day festivities in Washington DC and look forward to bringing you interviews, photos and updates about the ways Earth Day is helping spread awareness about sustainability.
Tag: Earth Day
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TreeHugger Radio #204: A BP Engineer is Arrested, Obama Acts Serious on Energy, and Discovery Skates Over the Science
Brian and Jacob talk about floating wind turbines, a kindler, gentler Burger King, and what the Discovery Channel left out of Frozen Planet.
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Earth Day Gets #Occupied
#Occupy Wall Street interrupted regularly scheduled corporate Earth Day programming, and offered a glimpse of the grassroots environmental activism the event was originally about.
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Celebrating Earth Day, Rain or Shine
Festivities at the Earth Day celebration on the National Mall continued in spite of miserable weather.
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Ask the Experts: For Earth Day, How Much Green Progress Are We Making?
In the run up to Earth Day, TreeHugger asked a variety of green experts how much progress we're actually making in an a number of different areas. Here's what we found out.
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How Planet Earth Got its Name
There's something a bit ironic about the fact that the most fundamental common ground between every human being on the planet is, well, the planet we share -- yet every language has a different word for it.
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Ask the Experts: Where's the Green Outrage Over Nuclear Weapons?
Why aren't nuclear weapons such a top concern of environmentalists like they used to be? Satish Kumar of Resurgence magazine answers.
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2 Years After the BP Spill: 2 Big Unanswered Questions + A Prior Accident Hidden From Congress
On the two year anniversary TreeHugger takes a look at how well the Gulf ecosystem is recovering, where BP's civil damages stand, and at some shocking evidence that BP hid the true cause of a similar accident from Congress.
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Ask the Experts: What's Being Done To Combat Rising Allergy Rates in Kids?
Allergies seem to be much more prevalent now than ever before. Are we making progress on figuring out what is going on and fixing the problem? Robyn O'Brien from the AllergyKids Foundation answers.
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Top Bloggers Tell Us Their Earth Day Wish
TreeHugger asked some of the Web's best environmental writers to share their wishes for Earth Day. Here's what they said.
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Ask the Experts: Where's All The Cellulosic Ethanol We've Been Promised?
For years we've been promised the next generation of biofuels, made from waste cellulose, but we have yet to see it replace corn ethanol. Why is cellulosic ethanol moving so slowly? Matt Merritt of POET answers.
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Mos Def Sings About Butterflies and Trees in New Children’s Project, Pacha’s Pajamas (Video)
Rap stars singing about saving the environment isn’t something we hear about everyday.
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Ask the Experts: Why Hasn't Cradle-to-Cradle Design Caught On Yet?
It seems like everybody who knows the Cradle-to-Cradle principles thinks they're brilliant, yet adoption of the methodology and design philosophy seems slow. What is holding it back? William McDonough answers.
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Ask the Experts: Why Don't More Companies Use Ethically-Sourced Ingredients?
What's the biggest factor preventing more companies developing ethical sourcing policies for their ingredients? Ben Packard from Starbucks answers.
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Ask the Experts: Why Hasn't the US Tapped Into Its Geothermal Power Potential More?
With the abundant geothermal potential of the United States, what are the biggest barriers to tapping into that renewable energy source? Leslie Blodgett of Geothermal Energy Weekly answers.
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Ask the Experts: Why Don't We Hear About Organic Cotton Like We Used To?
A few years ago organic cotton and other eco-friendly textiles were getting all the headlines, but not so much now. Why is that? Scott Mackinlay Hahn answers.
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Sustainable California Wineries Celebrate Earth Day All of April
California's sustainable wineries and vineyards launch the first month-long Earth Day celebration with special green events.
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Help Earth Day Reach a 'Billion Acts of Green' by Pledging Yours Today
This Earth Day a billion people around the world are pledging one act of green to mobilize people around the world on behalf of the planet.
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Proceeds From Disneynature’s "Chimpanzee" Will Benefit the Jane Goodall Institute
In time for Earth Day, a heartwarming film about an orphaned chimp leads to an unlikely bond, raising both awareness and hard cash.
