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| Gaylord Nelson |
Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. Over 20 million people participated that year, and Earth Day is now observed on April 22 each year by more than 500 million people and several national governments in 175 countries.
Earth Day is becoming one of the most important hallmarks in the world of conservation and recycling. Earth Day gives those people who have not taken part in recycling the opportunity to make changes to their lives and their community that they will cherish for a lifetime.
Earth Day Poster 2011:
"The proper use of science is not to conquer nature but to live in it."
~ Barry Commoner
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