Today is Earth Day in the Northern hemisphere. The one day of the year where environmentalists can bask in environmental awareness. Earth Day has been held each year since 1970. It was the brainchild of Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson. Today, it is the only event celebrated simultaneously around the globe by people of all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities. More than a half billion people participate in Earth Day events annually. Each year many events are planned locally to promote sustainability and the cleaning of our land, air and water.
This year, Time magazine printed a special environmental issue to coincide with Earth Day. Its cover article, Why Green is the new Red, White and Blue digs deep into the current political status of the environment including some important information on the Lieberman-Warner Bill. Of course buying this issue at the newstand would be at the detriment of trees and would just help the logging industry. So, I suggest reading the article online here: http://www.time.com/time/
Today for some Green fun, I compiled a list of great Green websites for you to visit and a link to test your ecological footprint:
http://grist.org/ The Colbert Report of climate change
http://www.treehugger.com/ The go-to guide for sustainable living
http://www.realclimate.org/ Climate science from climate scientists (says it all)
http://www.ecorazzi.com/ What celebrities are doing to help the environment
Take the Ecological Footprint Quiz here:
http://www.earthday.net/footprint/info.asp
Happy Earth Day everyone.
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