Earth Day-April 22
Today, we celebrate our host, the Earth. Many activities are planned worldwide, in person, and online. Today’s Google Doodle reminds us of climate change: Space.com expands on the illustration. Chief Seattle of NW Washington state, a leader of Suquamish and Duwamish nations, made a famous speech to Governor Stevens in 1854, purportedly an environmental treatise. Multiple versions of his talk exist, starting with a translated transcription; the subsequent transliterations may veer widely from the original. Rachel Carson ’s concern about pollution and its effects on the Earth, expressed in her 1962 book Silent Spring , heralded the clarion call for change and helped launch the environmental movement. US Senator Gaylord Nelson put out a call to action in 1969 in response to the massive Santa Barbara, CA, oil spill. Over 20 million Americans demonstrated for increased environmental protections on the first Earth Day in 1970 , organized by Denis Hayes. Shortly ...