Earth Day Power Point

By: Alessandra Dunoyer

What is Earth Day?Earth day is an event that is celebrated on April 22nd to celebrate and demonstrate and support environmental protection

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day

This is a holiday that celebrates and encourages awareness and appreciation of the environmentwww.answers.com › … › Holidays and Traditions › Earth Day

When and Where did it begin?

In spring around in the 1970’s on April 22nd (please don’t laugh at the name)

Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day as a way to force this issue onto the national agenda. Over Twenty million Americans demonstrated in different U.S. cities, and it worked!www.epa.gov/earthday/history.htm

Who Found Earth Day?

Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. Nelson was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award in recognition of his work.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day

What are some examples of ways people are celebrating Earth Day this year in America?

Some people celebrate by planting

Help earth by picking up trash and recycling paper, plastic, and cans.

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.

How is Orlando celebrating Earth Day

this year?Orlando, Florida is full of trees and sunshine so some of you think that people celebrate by planting trees and other types of fruits veggies and flowers. Help the environment at the Central Florida Earth Day Festival.  The festival will be held at Lake Eola Park on the east side on Saturday April 20th. http://blog.orlandoavenue.com/365-things-to-do-orlando-celebrate-earth-day/

What are three environmental issues we are facing in America today?

population and pollution is probably one of the biggest problems . Population and pollution caused by it, is the major problem today, you can think upon it that every social problem takes birth from increasing population directly or indirectly.