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Author: Marc Tyler Nobleman
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780756506452
Size: 41.52 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Book Description: Describes the holiday of Earth Day, including when it began, its creator, the issues surrounding Earth Day, events held on Earth Day, and what Earth Day means to people.

Author: Denis Hayes
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 9781597262637
Size: 28.15 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Book Description: Everyone talks about the weather but no one ever does anything about it. Sadly, that old joke is no longer true. A large body of increasingly compelling scientific evidence is telling us that many things we do -- from the kinds of cars we drive to how we heat our homes -- are directly affecting our global climate in unprecedented and alarming ways. But what can any one person do about this vast, global problem? Help fix it! And it doesn't have to be a do-it-yourself project; we citizens and stewards of the earth can unite in greater numbers and power than ever before.In The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair, Earth Day leader and renewable energy expert Denis Hayes tells us how changes in individual, local, and national energy choices can slow or even stop the dangerous build-up of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, while at the same time saving us money, helping the economy, creating new jobs, and enhancing human health. A how-to home improvement guide for the planet, the book: describes the problem of global warming today as well as its likely effects in the future considers the sources of energy available to us, and explains why one of them is the Earth's best hope offers dozens of ways to painlessly reduce your own energy use provides action steps to affect the world's energy use and help change policy tells where to go for further help and more information The first Earth Day in 1970 helped launch the modern environmental movement. Rather than waiting for elected officials to take action to address environmental abuses, environmental maverick Denis Hayes and his compatriots took the lead in bringing the subject to the forefront of American consciousness. Through three decades, the idea of Earth Day has flourished, and now more than ever, individuals need to take matters into their own hands and create change from the ground up and from the whole earth down. As citizens and consumers, we hold a vast capacity for improving our environment and leaving a bright legacy for our children. For seasoned green veterans and environmental newcomers alike, The Official Earth Day Guide to Planet Repair is the must-have book for the next century.

Author: Gaylord Nelson
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299180430
Size: 34.19 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Book Description: Gaylord Nelson’s legacy is known and respected throughout the world. He was a founding father of the modern environmental movement and creator of one of the most influential public awareness campaigns ever undertaken on behalf of global environmental stewardship: Earth Day. Nelson died in 2005, but his message in this book is still timely and urgent, delivered with the same eloquence with which he articulated the nation’s environmental ills throughout the decades. He details the planet’s most critical concerns—from species and habitat losses to global climate change and population growth. In outlining strategies for planetary health, Nelson inspires citizens to reassert environmentalism as a national priority. Included in this reprint is a new preface by Gaylord Nelson’s daughter, Tia Nelson.

Author: John McConnell
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1621892840
Size: 55.97 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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Book Description: After a half-century of activism, John McConnell, the true founder of Earth Day, here relates his global promotion of peace, justice, and Earth care. Following the Kennedy assassination, McConnell's Minute for Peace gained worldwide attention. This led to his Earth Day and other initiatives aimed at promoting people and planet. In this book, he shares the views that garnered support during the environmental movement from 1969 onward, and that have inspired followers for forty years at annual Earth Day ceremonies at the UN and cities across the globe. John McConnell coined the term Earth Day in 1968, proposed its celebration on the spring equinox to the City of San Francisco in October 1969, and announced it in November at a UNESCO Conference. The City responded by hosting the first Earth Day on March 21, 1970. Margaret Mead, UN Secretary-General U Thant, President Ford, and thirty-three Nobel laureates supported McConnell's Earth Day, and thirty-six worldwide dignitaries signed McConnell's Earth Day Proclamation, supporting Earth Day on the spring equinox, an annual planetary holiday linking people everywhere without regard to politics, culture, national border, or religion. In 1957, after Sputnik, McConnell promoted the Star of Hope, a satellite devoted to peace. This effort sparked his origination of Earth Day, the Earth Flag, Earth Trustees, and the Earth Magna Charta. He worked with UN officials and other leaders to overcome differences and build common ground for peace, aiming to ensure our planet's future and human survival. This book chronicles his global mission, his life journey, and his unique contributions toward a peaceful and cherished planet.

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Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1480798290
Size: 61.58 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 5
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Book Description: Engage young learners with an Earth Day literature activity centered around the importance of protecting the environment.

Author: Molly Aloian
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780778742883
Size: 67.69 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Book Description: Introduces Earth Day, and discusses its origins and creator, symbols, decorations, events, and how it is observed around the world.

Author: Dr. Jean Feldman and Dr. Holly Karapetkova
Publisher: Britannica Digital Learning
ISBN: 1615357777
Size: 59.70 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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Book Description: Sing along with Dr. Jean and Dr. Holly to learn about how we can all work together to take care of the Earth.

Author: Elaine Landau
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 0766040348
Size: 28.50 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Book Description: Read about the history of Earth Day from the first celebration back in 1970, to today's annual observance on April 22.

Author: Robin Nelson
Publisher: LernerClassroom
ISBN: 082251320X
Size: 70.80 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 23
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Book Description: A brief introduction to the history of Earth Day and how it is celebrated.

Author: Amy Margaret
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780823957873
Size: 10.19 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Book Description: Discusses the history of Earth Day, including the role of its founder Gaylord Nelson, and how it is celebrated around the world.