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Doing Your
Part Adds Up!
Earth Day
Milestones
1970
First Earth Day celebration
takes place in the U.S.
1990
Earth Day Canada is
established, and a worldwide
campaign mobilizes 200
million people in 141 countries
to observe Earth Day.
Environmental
Champions
1 reusable bag =
600 plastic bags
Gaylord Nelson
A former U.S. senator, he is considered the
founder of Earth Day.
One reusable bag can prevent the use of
600 plastic bags in its lifetime.
Source: National Geographic
Abhay Kumar
Poet, diplomat and writer, he penned
“Earth Anthem,” widely considered to be
the offi cial song of Earth Day.
Rachel Carson
2009
The United Nations recognizes
Earth Day as International
Mother Earth Day.
2020
Writer of 1962’s Silent Spring, a book
describing the impact of pesticides on
the environment, she is considered by
many to be the founder of the modern
environmental movement.
Wangari Maathai
Earth Day celebrates
its 50th anniversary.
Environmental activist and founder of
the Green Belt Movement in Africa, she
helped plant over 30 million trees.
Chico Mendes
1 mile of walking =
1 pound of pollution
prevention
A conservationist who ignited
international support for rainforest
preservation in Brazil, he was assassinated
for his work in 1988.
Every mile walked instead of driven
keeps nearly one pound of pollution
out of the air.
Source: National Geographic
Eco Facts &
Figures
279
billion
tons of ice
per year was lost by
Greenland between
1993 and 2019, while
Antarctica lost about
148 billion tons
annually.
Source: NASA
15 billion trees
450 years
are cut down worldwide
each year.
is the potential
breakdown period
for a plastic bottle.
Source: National Geographic
Source: National Geographic
30% increase
in the acidity of surface ocean waters has been recorded since
the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
Source: NASA
91% of the world’s population live in places
where air pollution exceeds World Health Organization
guideline limits.
Source: World Health Organization
>1 billion people recognize Earth Day each year.
Source: Earth Day Network
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