{"id":1077,"date":"2015-04-15T19:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T23:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/2012\/04\/15\/earth-day-a\/"},"modified":"2015-03-28T19:31:08","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T23:31:08","slug":"earth-day-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boston1\/2015\/04\/15\/earth-day-a\/","title":{"rendered":"EARTH DAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mobilize the Earth. Earth Day. 4.22.15<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Earth-Day-Bulletin-Board1\"On April 22, more than one billion people around the globe will participate in Earth Day 2012 and help Mobilize the Earth\u2122. People of all nationalities and backgrounds will voice their appreciation for the planet and demand its protection. Together we will stand united for a sustainable future and call upon individuals, organizations, and governments to do their part.<\/p>\n

Attend a local Earth Day event and join one of our Earth Day campaigns as we collect A Billion Acts of Green\u00ae and elevate the importance of environmental issues around the world. Together we will Mobilize the Earth\u2122 on April 22 and demand change<\/p>\n

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How it All Began!<\/span> \"earth-day-1970\"
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Each year, Earth Day — April 22 — marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The height of hippie and flower-child culture in the United States, 1970 brought the death of Jimi Hendrix, the last Beatles album, and Simon & Garfunkel\u2019s \u201cBridge Over Troubled Water\u201d. Protest was the order of the day, but saving the planet was not the cause. War raged in Vietnam, and students nationwide increasingly opposed it.<\/p>\n

At the time, Americans were slurping leaded gas through massive V8 sedans. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity. \u201cEnvironment\u201d was a word that appeared more often in spelling bees than on the evening news. \u00a0Although mainstream America remained oblivious to environmental concerns, the stage had been set for change by the publication of Rachel Carson’s New York Times bestseller Silent Spring in 1962. \u00a0The book represented a watershed moment for the modern environmental movement, selling more than 500,000 copies in 24 countries and, up until that moment, more than any other person, Ms. Carson raised public awareness and concern for living organisms, the environment and public health.<\/p>\n

Earth Day 1970 capitalized on the emerging consciousness, channeling the energy of the anti-war protest movement and putting environmental concerns front and center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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