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Earth Day
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christopher Mendez
Earth Day is an annual day on which events are held worldwide to increase awareness and appreciation
of the Earth s natural environment.
Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network,[1]
and
is celebrated in more than...
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Earth Day is an annual day on which events are held worldwide to increase awareness and appreciation
of the Earth s natural environment.
Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network,[1]
and
is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year.
[2]
In 2009, the United Nations designated April
22International Mother Earth Day.
[3]
Earth Day is planned for April 22 in all years at least through 2015.
[4]
The name and concept of Earth Day was allegedly pioneered by John McConnell in 1969 at
a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco.
He proposed March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the
northern hemisphere.
This day of nature s equipoise was later sanctioned in a Proclamation signed by
Secretary General U Thant at the United Nations.
About the same time a separate Earth Day was
founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-infirst held on April 22,
1970.
While this April 22 Earth Day was focused on the United States, an organization launched
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