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Celebrate Earth Day
by taking action
By Nelson A. King
Every year, on April 22, Earth Day
marks the anniversary of the birth of
the modern environmental movement
in 1970.
The first Earth Day was a monumental
day, with over 20 million Americans
pouring into the streets to demand
environmental justice, according to
Impactree.com.
“To this day, it remains one of the
largest single day protests in human history,”
it said, adding that, 51 years later,
climate change is a bigger issue than
ever, with more Americans demanding
sustainable change be taken now.”
From the initial Earth Day event,
Impactree said the holiday has blossomed
into Earth Month, “a whole 30
days to appreciate the planet and advocate
for environmentally friendly practices
to preserve it.”
This Earth Month, Impactree said it
has curated actions, which advocate for
environmental justice.
“Whether it’s how a health diet can
lead a more sustainable life all the
way up to contacting the President to
protect our national lands and water,
we want to give individuals the tools
to address climate change from all
angles,” it said.
“There is no one cause of climate
change, and numerous social and economic
factors play into it as well,” it
added. “This month, take action to find
out how everyone can make a collective
impact on the climate, preserving
our beautiful planet for generations to
come.”
Though they may appear disparate,
Impactree said social justice and environmentalism
are “closely tied together”
.“
Often, the people contributing the
least to climate change are faced with
more of its impacts, negatively affecting
their air, water and quality of life,”
it said.
Impactree said climate change isn’t a
problem for the future; it is happening
right now.
“Unfortunately, the worst effects of
climate change are affecting low-income
communities, communities of
color and indigenous people,” it said.
With almost 600 chapters around the
world, Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL)
is one of the largest lobbyist groups
demanding governments address climate
change.
Impactree urged the public to take
an active role in their community’s
climate efforts by volunteering with a
local CCL chapter.
According to Earthday.org, in the
decades leading up to the first Earth
Day, Americans were consuming vast
amounts of leaded gas through massive
and inefficient automobiles.
It said industry “belched out smoke
and sludge with little fear of the consequences
from either the law or bad
press.
“Air pollution was commonly accepted
as the smell of prosperity,” it added.
“Until this point, mainstream America
remained largely oblivious to environmental
concerns and how a polluted
environment threatens human health.”
But Earthday.org said the stage was
set for change with the publication of
Rachel Carson’s New York Times bestseller
Silent Spring in 1962.
It said the book represented a watershed
moment, selling more than
500,000 copies in 24 countries, “as it
raised public awareness and concern for
living organisms, the environment and
the inextricable links between pollution
and public health.”
“Today, Earth Day is widely recognized
as the largest secular observance
in the world, marked by more than a
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