Tomorrow, April 22nd, is Earth Day! This year we will celebrate the 40th Earth Day. Earth Day was created in 1970 by a Harvard Law student named Denis Hayes. Denis Hayes and his many supporters of Earth Day have chosen career paths with a common goal of further saving our planet. These people are passionate about the Earth and realize our future is going to be compromised if we do not make a difference, and fast.
Denis Hayes says that one important aspect of Earth Day is that it is an opportunity to bring people together. In a recent article about Earth Day, Hayes is stated claiming, "I'd like Earth Day to play some important role in getting us to think like a planet." His point is that we have such a global issue, and it is clear we need to come together in order to make progress with it.
An important step our generation has already taken is that we are all becoming educated on the topic. Environmental science courses and majors are now offered at almost all high schools and college, and students are taking genuine interest in the topic. As long as students like Denis Hayes continue their determination for this cause, that is a vital step in the process to save our planet.
Happy Earth Day!
I loved reading this post because although I have taken classes to learn more about the environment I personally do not know much about Earth Day. But thanks to this post I now know a little more. Thanks!
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