What Do People Do

usually celebrated with outdoor performances, where individuals or groups perform acts of service to earth. Typical ways of observing Earth Day include planting trees, picking up roadside trash, conducting various programs for recycling and conservation, using recyclable containers for snacks and lunches. Some people are encouraged to sign petitions to governments, calling for stronger or immediate action to stop global warming and to reverse environmental destruction.  Television stations frequently air programs dealing with environmental issues.

actually participated in the very first Earth Day. The history of the Earth Day is deeply rooted in 1960s activism. People were not at all concerned about the environment during that period. April 22nd was actually selected as it was the birthday of the founder of Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin, according to a popular belief. The role of San Francisco in celebrating Earth Day is notable. The city was actually named after Saint Francis, the patron saint of ecology. According to the United Nations recommendation, April 22nd was recognized as the International Mother Earth Day in 2009. The word of Earth Day is spreading on Facebook and other social networking sites like a virus and it’s estimated that by 2013, the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day, the Earth Day would be celebrated in more than 180 countries. More than 1 billion people would be participating in the celebrations.