The first ever Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. The 70's was a time for hippies, and with hippies came a love of nature and all things organic. Earth Day began as an environmental movement that started a tradition of planting a tree on this day each year (
"Why is Earth Day on April 22?"). Overtime, industries and factories have polluted our planet so much that global climate change has been the cause of coral bleaching, the melting of ice glaciers, and has even caused some animals to become endangered species. Earth Day is a crucial 'holiday' because people need to open their eyes to what is happening to our environment. Our Earth is a beautiful planet, and should be protected at any means necessary. We are part of the generation who has the power to save the earth from destruction, and create a healthy environment for our kids and grand kids to grow up in.
I think Earth Day is a wonderful day for people to celebrate how beautiful mother nature is. I also agree with you saying that our environment needs to always be taken care of and the effect of global warming is an evident and serious problem.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I also enjoyed the video at the end!