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45 Years of Earth Day: How Environmentalism Has Evolved
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/45-years-earth-day-how-environmentalism-has-evolved-n343886
45 Years of Earth Day: How Environmentalism Has Evolved
By Alan Boyle
First published April 19 2015, 1:55 AM
This is definitely not your parents' Earth Day.
On April 22, 1970, millions of people took to the streets for '60s-style demonstrations and marches, calling attention to the perilous pollution of America's land, air and water. Ten thousand flocked to the Washington Monument for a folk music concert featuring Pete Seeger and U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie.
Today, Earth Day isn't just a national event; it's a global phenomenon. And it's not just one day; it's a whole week.
"It is now the largest secular event in the world," Kathleen Rogers, president of the Earth Day Network, told NBC News. "We have over 1 billion participants from 192 countries."
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45 Years of Earth Day: How Environmentalism Has Evolved
By Alan Boyle
First published April 19 2015, 1:55 AM
This is definitely not your parents' Earth Day.
On April 22, 1970, millions of people took to the streets for '60s-style demonstrations and marches, calling attention to the perilous pollution of America's land, air and water. Ten thousand flocked to the Washington Monument for a folk music concert featuring Pete Seeger and U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie.
Today, Earth Day isn't just a national event; it's a global phenomenon. And it's not just one day; it's a whole week.
"It is now the largest secular event in the world," Kathleen Rogers, president of the Earth Day Network, told NBC News. "We have over 1 billion participants from 192 countries."
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