Earth Day 2017 – April 22: Environmental & Climate Literacy


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Earth Day 2017’s Campaign is Environmental & Climate Literacy

Education is the foundation for progress.

We need to build a global citizenry fluent in the concepts of climate change and aware of its unprecedented threat to our planet. We need to empower everyone with the knowledge to inspire action in defense of environmental protection…

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Scientists Plan Washington March On Earth Day: April 22nd 2017; LiveScience (02-02-2017)
Scientists are planning to march on Washington to express their support for rigorous scientific research…

Thousands of scientists plan March for Science on Earth Day, CBS News (04-21-2017)
Tens of thousands of scientists plan to mark Earth Day on Saturday by marching in hundreds of cities across the country and around the world. They’ll be protesting cuts to research and programs aimed at fighting climate change. Saturday marks the first time they’ve ever marched in defense of science itself, with more than 200 scientific organizations participating in about 600 marches around the world…

Earth Day, Mother Nature Network
On April 22, 1970, Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, founded Earth Day after witnessing the ravages of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California…

Earth Day: How It Became a Global Environmental Event, National Geographic (04-21-2014)

3 Easy ways to make a difference on Earth Day; Time (04-21-2017)

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