Earth Day: The fight for a clean and green earth

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World earth day is observed as part of the fight for a clean environment. The desire to live along with the nature and to preserve the natural recourses for the generations to come, fuels each earth day celebration. Even though conceived in United States, the Earth Day, today is a global movement and on the background of global warming and environmental changes, the observance is relevant all around the globe.

Each year, the April 22 Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Earth Day Network, the organisation behind the concept and activities, is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. When it comes to the founder of Earth Day, there are different names put forward by various organisations. Few consider John McConnell as the founder of the movement and others maintain that Gaylord Nelson was the founder of Earth Day. However, Earth Day Network consider Gaylord Nelson as the founder of the movement and Denis Hayes was the first national organizer, celebrations commenced in 1970. EDN sticks to the point that Earth Day should be celebrated on April 22.

Earth Day promotes environmental citizenship and year round progressive action worldwide. Earth Day Network is a driving force steering environmental awareness around the world. Earth Day activities include planting trees, making nature crafts and earth day crafts, earth day art projects, spreading nature awareness etc... Earth Day is a good time to make a commitment to learning more about the environment and how you can help to protect it. Earth Day Network promotes a number of diverse initiatives meant to encourage activism, civic engagement, and real progress throughout the year. EDN is currently working on campaigns for 'green schools', as well as campaigns to help bring water and sanitation to parts of the world where citizens currently have little to no access to clean water and adequate sanitation.

This Earth Day reminds everyone of our place in the human family on our precious planet Earth. World earth day 2008 aims at achieving the green earth concepts. The earth day foundation today boasts on the millions of activists all around the world who are committed to make the world a perfect place for human generations to live in.

EDN has tremendous following in the United States and worldwide, and partner with over 17,000 organizations and individual partners around the world. Every year, EDN's international members, as well as independents groups and individuals, organize thousands Earth Day events outside the United States, which contributes to an unprecedented level of participation worldwide in Earth Day in the past few years. It is estimated that more than one billion people participate in Earth Day events and campaigns, and they do so on or around April 22nd.

Earth day network says that the Earth Day 2008 will be the biggest yet. Millions of people around the world will participate in the Call for Climate campaign. Celebrations this year will pledge to take bold, swift and fair action to tackle climate change. Founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network promotes environmental citizenship and year round progressive action worldwide and is a driving force steering environmental awareness around the world.