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Earth Day 2022

HISTORY OF EARTH DAY:

The first Earth Day in 1970 launched a wave of action, including the passage of landmark environmental laws in the United States. The Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts were created in response to the first Earth Day in 1970, as well as the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Many countries soon adopted similar laws. Earth Day continues to hold major international significance: In 2016, the United Nations chose Earth Day as the day when the historic Paris Agreement on climate change was signed into force.

Now, the fight for a clean environment continues with increasing urgency, as the ravages of climate change become more and more apparent every day. As the awareness of our climate crisis grows, so does civil society mobilization, which is reaching a fever pitch across the globe today. Earth Day was a unified response to an environment in crisis — oil spills, smog, rivers so polluted they literally caught fire. On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans — 10% of the U.S. population at the time — took to the streets, college campuses, and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ignorance and demand a new way forward for our planet. The first Earth Day is credited with launching the modern environmental movement and is now recognized as the planet’s largest civic event.

Earth day continues to grow as a worldwide event focused on promoting clean living and a healthy, sustainable habitat for all living beings. The day also reminds us how fragile our planet is and how it is important to save it from the global climate crisis that is worsening with each passing day. The theme of Earth Day 2022 is to ‘Invest in our planet’, urging businesses to shift towards sustainable practices. According to the UN, “Despite on-going efforts, biodiversity are deteriorating worldwide at rates unprecedented in human history. It is estimated that around one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction”. As per Earth Day Organization, “We need to act (boldly), innovate (broadly), and implement (equitably). It’s going to take all of us all in. Businesses, governments, and citizens — everyone accounted for, and everyone accountable. A partnership for the planet.”

On the occasion of Earth Day 2022, American tech giant Google also dedicated the artwork through its Doodle to raise awareness about climate change. The artwork showcases real time-lapse imagery from Google Earth Time-lapse and other sources to showcase the impact of climate change across different regions.

reference-https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/earth-day-2022-theme-history-significance-and-all-you-need-to-know-1940282-2022-04-22

Every year we celebrate earth day on 22nd of April as a reminder for the mankind to protect and safeguard the mother earth and its species, to make Earth a better place for the coming generations. It’s gained   a lot of popularity and significance in the world in the recent years as to global crisis relating to environment like global warming, deforestation, climate change etc.

We celebrate our mother earth with ‘World Earth Day, which marks the anniversary of the Modern Environmental Movement, which started in 1970. World Earth Day is a reminder for mankind to protect and safeguard the mother earth and its species, to make Earth a better place for the coming generations. April 22, 2022, will mark 52 years of Earth Day. Today, Earth Day is widely recognized as the largest secular observance in the world, marked by more than a billion people every year as a day of action to change human behaviour and provoke policy changes.

Earth Day 2022

HISTORY OF EARTH DAY:

The first Earth Day in 1970 launched a wave of action, including the passage of landmark environmental laws in the United States. The Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts were created in response to the first Earth Day in 1970, as well as the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Many countries soon adopted similar laws. Earth Day continues to hold major international significance: In 2016, the United Nations chose Earth Day as the day when the historic Paris Agreement on climate change was signed into force.

Now, the fight for a clean environment continues with increasing urgency, as the ravages of climate change become more and more apparent every day. As the awareness of our climate crisis grows, so does civil society mobilization, which is reaching a fever pitch across the globe today. Earth Day was a unified response to an environment in crisis — oil spills, smog, rivers so polluted they literally caught fire. On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans — 10% of the U.S. population at the time — took to the streets, college campuses, and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ignorance and demand a new way forward for our planet. The first Earth Day is credited with launching the modern environmental movement and is now recognized as the planet’s largest civic event.

Earth day continues to grow as a worldwide event focused on promoting clean living and a healthy, sustainable habitat for all living beings. The day also reminds us how fragile our planet is and how it is important to save it from the global climate crisis that is worsening with each passing day. The theme of Earth Day 2022 is to ‘Invest in our planet’, urging businesses to shift towards sustainable practices. According to the UN, “Despite on-going efforts, biodiversity are deteriorating worldwide at rates unprecedented in human history. It is estimated that around one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction”. As per Earth Day Organization, “We need to act (boldly), innovate (broadly), and implement (equitably). It’s going to take all of us all in. Businesses, governments, and citizens — everyone accounted for, and everyone accountable. A partnership for the planet.”

On the occasion of Earth Day 2022, American tech giant Google also dedicated the artwork through its Doodle to raise awareness about climate change. The artwork showcases real time-lapse imagery from Google Earth Time-lapse and other sources to showcase the impact of climate change across different regions.

reference-https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/earth-day-2022-theme-history-significance-and-all-you-need-to-know-1940282-2022-04-22

Every year we celebrate earth day on 22nd of April as a reminder for the mankind to protect and safeguard the mother earth and its species, to make Earth a better place for the coming generations. It’s gained   a lot of popularity and significance in the world in the recent years as to global crisis relating to environment like global warming, deforestation, climate change etc.

We celebrate our mother earth with ‘World Earth Day, which marks the anniversary of the Modern Environmental Movement, which started in 1970. World Earth Day is a reminder for mankind to protect and safeguard the mother earth and its species, to make Earth a better place for the coming generations. April 22, 2022, will mark 52 years of Earth Day. Today, Earth Day is widely recognized as the largest secular observance in the world, marked by more than a billion people every year as a day of action to change human behaviour and provoke policy changes.

Saving the Environment One Step at a Time

The Earth is dying. This fact is hidden from no one anymore. A better and clearer way to say it is that the Earth is being slowly and torturously choked by the plastic that is being consumed and then left to rot by the humans. All of us know that plastic is dangerous for our environment. It is, in a way, killing us. Nature is figuratively and literally grasping at straws, pleading humans to save it. Most of us want to save the environment but we do not know the alternatives for all this plastic that we are consuming so rapidly. And this brings to light an important product that most of us use almost every day without even realizing the harm it’s been causing the whole while – Plastic Straws.

It is the most common use of plastic these days. Billions of plastic straws are used every day and then discarded away carelessly and thoughtlessly. Well, to counter this tremendous waste being generated, there is now a solution for us to try – straws made from one of the green industry’s favorite products, bamboo.

envBamboo straws are actually whole pieces of young bamboo cut into various shapes and sizes according to the needs of the users. They have a fun and quirky appearance, giving you a sense of novelty while drinking the drink of your choice in style and panache. Here are a few reasons why you should replace your plastic straws with the bamboo straws immediately.

  1. Healthier alternative

When you drink hot beverages from plastic straws, the toxins leach from the plastic, entering your body, and disrupting your hormones. They are famous for causing health problems like obesity, early-onset puberty, and sometimes even cancer. A bamboo straw, on the other hand, is free from any such chemicals, eliminating the potential for ingesting any toxin. Bamboo will act like a natural filter making your drink taste plastic-free. You can easily drink any hot or cold beverage whenever you like, without having to think twice about the damage to your health (unless the damage is being caused by the drink directly, that is).

  1. Environmentally friendly

Plastic and acrylic drinking straws are trashing the environment every day, the vast majority of which can’t be recycled. Instead, they end up being thrown into the landfills, or worse, the ocean. Plastic straws are one of the top 5 items found in the coastal clean-ups worldwide, harming marine life. Bamboo straws, on the other hand, are biodegradable and a safe and reusable alternative to plastic straws any day. They are also cheaper than their steel counterparts.

  1. Fun and Decorative

env2Apart from being non-toxic, bamboo straws have a style quotient attached to them. To alleviate the damage to the environment, more and more people are using bamboo straws in their cocktail parties, kids’ summer parties, and even for homemade beverages like hot chocolate. Bamboo straws are the new alternative to spice up your Instagram with your unique and sustainable style. They could also be used for decorative purposes, finding use in the do-it-yourself craft items.

So, what are you waiting for? Go and grab yourselves a bamboo straw and do your little bit for your Earth.

Image Courtesy: GOOGLE