Earth Day 2010

Happy Earth Day!

Today, April 22, 2010 is the fortieth anniversary of Earth Day.  Before 1970 factories could release black clouds of toxins into the air or dump toxic waste into rivers and streams, and it was perfectly legal.  In 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day as a ways to “force this issue onto the national agenda.”  President Nixon and Congress established the Environmental Protection Agency in response to an increasing public demand for cleaner water, air and land; this agency would be known to tackle environmental issues facing the United States and world today.

What are you doing to celebrate Earth Day?  Walking to work, taking public transportation, planting a garden?  Comment on your ideas….

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