Be a Part of the Biggest Earth Day Ever!!.
Earth Day 2008 is coming on April 22! Thousands of groups have jumped on the bandwagon and Earth Day events are popping up all around the globe. From Tokyo to New York, from Togo to Buenos Aires, Earth Day Network is registering worldwide events on our site. Sign up your event on our Google map! On Sunday, April 20 EDN is also spearheading one of the largest Earth Day gatherings in U.S. history. Major day-long events on the National Mall in Washington, DC and seven other cities, 1,000 college campuses, and hundreds of community events are expected to attract hundreds of thousands of participants and rally support for immediate and equitable national action on global warming. The flagship event on the National Mall is free and will feature elected officials and candidates, community speakers, celebrities and A-list musical acts as well as educational displays and voter registration. Simultaneous free events will be held in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas and Miami. The events are hosted by Earth Day Network, produced by Green Apple Festivals and sponsored by Chase.
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The 2008 Earth Day events will include a voter registration component, especially in low income communities and colleges. April 21st will also be a day of action. For the second year in a row, Earth Day Network is sponsoring Earth Day on the Hill, which will bring community leaders from all over the U.S. to lobby Congress on the issues of global warming and environmental justice and equity.
One of the most important things you can do for Earth Day 2008 is to call your government leaders and ask them to take swift and equitable action to stem global climate change. In the U.S. you can sign our Sky Petition. The solutions-oriented Sky Petition calls for a moratorium on new coal-burning plants, a move toward renewable energies, a demand for new buildings to be carbon neutral, and protection for the poor and middle class from assuming more than their fair share of the costs of the transition to a green economy.
Cool Stuff from Earth Day Network
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As you head out to your Earth Day activities, why not slip on one of Earth Day Network's cool organic cotton T-shirts? If it's going to be a cooler day put on one of our warm, soft fleece vests. And don't forget the java - put it in one of our ever-warm reusable travel mugs. Show you care about Earth Day 2008 by purchasing one of our commemorative posters (pictured left) You can buy all of these items at Earth Day Network's new E-Store. Proceeds from all items in the E-Store help support Earth Day Network programs.
College Students Take Action on Climate
For the second year in row, Earth Day Network is sponsoring the broadcast of Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming, organized by the National Wildlife Federation and ClimateCounts.org and aired for free on Earth Day TV. Watch student-made videos, inspiring presentations from contest winners, solution-focused discussions, and live Q&As with people who really are changing the world.
Kick off your Earth Day programming this year with something that will have them cheering! Host Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming on your campus April 16, 2008.
On January 31st, a million Americans were engaged in a national brainstorm on global warming solutions. Focus the Nation was the largest teach-in on climate change in history. Watch a broadcast of "The 2% Solution -Focus the Nation," which is available "on demand" on Earth Day TV. Earth Day Network sponsored this important event and developed the K-12 curriculum for the teach-in.
Students of EDN Climate Education Program Win President's Award
Educator Mike Town and his students from the Redmond High School in Remond, VA have been awarded with the President's Environmental Youth Award, the biggest honor for young environmentalists in the United States. Earth Day Network supports Mike through our Climate Change Educator grant, which has provided the funds to start a successful carbon reduction program that has saved Redmond $7,500 over the course of the school year. The President's Award ceremony will take place this Earth Day at the White House.
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