45th Anniversary and Still Growing!

Our main site, renewablenow.biz, not only celebrates Earth Day and Earth Week with our newest update, but does so in style as we repeat a fascinating interview with Earth Day Network Ex-Dir, Kathleen Rogers.  

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Wow! Forty five years, it seems like yesterday for some of us that the first Earth Day celebration (or day of recognition) took place back in 1970. We always make reference to what a success Earth Day was in turning itself into a movement way back before social media existed. It just goes to show the effectiveness of the organizers, but more importantly, how the message resonated with so many as something as important as it is. Well, today, April 22, 2015, reinforces that the message is as strong as ever and is growing at a rapid pace.

Under EDN's leadership, Earth Day has grown from a single-day event to a year-round movement to promote sustainability. EDN also runs A Billion Acts of Green; the world's largest environmental service and advocacy program. Momentum is growing with a goal to reach 1.5 Billion Acts of Green on Earth Day, April 22, and more than 2 Billion Acts of Green by the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, France at the end of 2015.

• “Earth Day Network believes that this will be the most environmentally active and important year yet,” Rogers says.

• Two billion people across 192 countries will participate in Earth Day 2015, making it the largest civic observance in the world.

• Hundreds of major cities around the world from Milan to Houston, Delhi to Des Moines, Rome to Seattle, Dallas to Dubai are organizing actions in their communities.

• 2,000 mayors are expected to participate in Town Hall meetings where local representatives will discuss sustainability issues and solutions with their communities.

• Global religious leaders will reinforce the spiritual imperative of protecting the Earth.

• Hundreds of thousands of schools worldwide will participate in Climate Education Week – an educational program empowering today’s students to become tomorrow’s climate literate, green economy leaders.

On the National Mall in Washington DC on April 18, 2015, Earth Day Network will partner with the Global Poverty Project to present “Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day,” a large-scale public event that for the first time joins the climate movement with movement to end extreme poverty

April 22 also kicks off the countdown to 2020 and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day that marks the date by which cities, local governments, countries and corporations have committed to achieving significant progress on reducing the impacts of climate change.

“Where does the world want to be on Earth Day’s 50th anniversary?” This is the question we cannot leave to governments alone,” Rogers says. “This is our call to action. It’s our time to lead.” - See more at: http://www.renewablenow.biz/renewable-education.html#sthash.bs5rdVsK.dpuf