How many countries do you think celebrate Earth Day?
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According to www.earthday.org "the idea came to Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the ravages of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara."
Over 20 million American's took part in the first Earth Day. "The first Earth Day lead to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Acts." The focus was about air and water pollution.
In 1990, there was a big push to go global and it reached 200 million people in 141 countries. This gave a huge boost to recycling efforts.
Ten years later, in 2000, there was another push for Earth Day. This year the focus on the need for more clean energy.
What can you do to make the world a more clean and green place?
- Sign-Up for IDT Energy Green
- Support Efforts for New Technology in Energy Generation
- Maybe create a little power from potatoes? ;)
- Be Green in the Garden
- Follow the DOE Energy Saving Tips
- Just use LESS energy!
- Follow IDT Energy geeks on Facebook and Pinterest for more energy saving tips and trip
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