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William Atkins
Friday, 20 April 2007 20:37
Earth Day was thought up by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. He envisioned an environmental teach-in day to be held. Nelson, an environmental activist, modeled his Earth Day celebration after the popular Vietnam War protests (sit-ins) that occurred in the 1960s.
In 2007, people from around the world can show their support for an environmentally friendly Earth in various ways.
People in Las Vegas can ride the electric (zero-emissions) Las Vegas Monorail as it goes between popular destinations along the Vegas Strip, helping to reduce traffic problems and air pollution. (See the photograph of the LV Monorail.)
Citizens of East Peoria, Illinois are having their annual “Operation Clean Sweep”, while in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, people are celebrating with their “Clean Up Lebanon”.
See all of the other activities at “Welcome to Earth Day 2007 Online”. You can search for your city and country, and see what event is being planned for your area.
The website for Earth Day Celebrations is found at: http://www.earthday.net/.
For a history of Earth Day, go to: http://earthday.envirolink.org/history.html.
Many other facts and information are available by doing an Internet search on “Earth Day”.
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