Earth Day is finally here! Today is the day to get out and celebrate our planet. And by that we mean hug some trees, plant some seeds, walk to school. Pick just one thing…it can be anything different to what you normally do, to reduce your carbon footprint today.
In case you have not looked at them already, here is a round up of our various Earth Day related posts:
1. The First Earth Day – Birth of the Modern Environmental Movement
3. Celebrate Earth Day 2009 with a Green Apple Festival Concert
4. Three Exciting Contests to Enter this Earth Day
Here’s a peek at the Earth Day concert at the the National Mall last Sunday. Thousands flocked to D.C. to listen to hear the bands play and to take part in various Earth Day activities.
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Finally, if you have a great idea for greening your community then consider applying for a grant to help you get you on your way. Starting today, SunChips, PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division’s popular line of multigrain snacks, and National Geographic launch the Green Effect, a national initiative that encourages people to take their own small steps toward helping the planet. You can submit your ideas on how to make your community greener, for the chance to win one of five $20,000 grants that will help turn your ideas into reality. Visit www.GreenEffect.com for more information.
More from GLI:
When we read the doom and gloom in the media about our earth, we often feel overwhelmed and confused, wondering what it is that we can do to make a difference.
Earth Day is a great way to let people know how important environment is, and how we can save it. But the sad part is that it comes only once a year! Hence all our activities start and end on the same day. I think it’s time we should take this initiative a step forward. We should adopt such measures which we can continue through the year. For instance – Conserve Water at home. There are simple ways in which you can save water at home. Things like turning off the water when you brush your teeth can save 3 gallons per day, taking shorter showers saves 5 gallons a day, and installing a smart sprinkler controller saves 40 gallons per day! Here are some more similar tips: http://www.bewaterwise.com/tips01.html In this way we can also fight the problem of water shortage faced by many regions in the world. Every day is a Earth Day!