Earth Day is the day set aside to inspire awareness for the planet's natural environment. Earth Day was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. Denis Hayes took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 nations. Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network,[3] and is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year.
What's happening for Earth Day in a city near you? Here are a few events..
Earth Day in Times Square — New York
EarthFair Grand Central Terminal — New York
Earth Day 2011 at Rainforest Art Foundation — Long Island City, NY
Earth Day 2011 at Hotel Monteleone — New Orleans, LA
San Francisco Earth Day Festivall 2011 — San Francisco, CA
Earth Day - Party for the Planet — Washington, DC
Earth Week at Green is Universal — Online
EarthFest LA 2011 — Los Angeles, CA
Navy Earth Day —
Sustainapalooza — Grants Pass, OR
Get a larger list of Earth Day events at earthday.org
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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