14 DAY TRIAL // The first Earth Day ever was celebrated on April 22, 1970. Nearly half a century later, the event is so insanely popular that its organizers expect that well over 1 billion people in as many as 192 countries will honor Earth Day this Wednesday.
These greenheads will take part in festivals and all sorts of other events intended to offer people the chance to get together and talk about the need to protect our planet and how best to do it.
Non-profit organization Earth Day Network, which has been in charge of the celebration ever since it was founded 45 years ago, believes that this Wednesday's Earth Day will turn out to be the largest civic observance in the world.
“More than 1 billion people in 192 countries will participate in Earth Day activities and events, making it the largest civic observance in the world,” the non-profit organization writes on its website.
As mentioned, festivals and other gatherings celebrating our planet and raising awareness about the need to protect it will happen all across the globe. To find a festival or an event happening near you and join, just visit Earth Day Network.
Or you could just help these guys
If you're super-duper busy today and can't make it to an Earth Day event, you can still be part of the celebration and help safeguard our good old planet simply by backing up a green-oriented online petition of your choice.
For instance, there is the so-called Earth Day Declaration to Double Native Forests. This petition was started by activists and researchers, and asks that efforts be made to double Earth's native forest canopy by the year 2035.
To achieve this, deforestation must be halted and the world's remaining forests must be restored. If we do this, biodiversity will be protected and we will enjoy a sustainable economy. Besides, the move would limit climate change and global warming.
“Such a courageous step could help lead us to a future no longer driven by overconsumption of natural resources, unnecessarily environmentally damaging technologies, overpopulation, and political-economies that foster aggregate consumption,” the petition reads.