Dear All,
I am pleased to inform you all that today i.e. April 22, 2013 is worldwide observed as Earth Day. It is celebrated to create awareness among the masses on environmental issues. Every year millions of people across the globe come together to celebrate the Earth Day.
We all can easily understand the need to protect our environment.
Brief History (Extracted from Google)
John McConnell in 1969 at the UNESCO Conference in San Fransisco first proposed the idea to observe Earth Day on March 21. But a month later, Gaylord Nelson, US Senator from Wisconsin, proposed April 22 as the date for observing Earth Day.
Nelson was also a conservationist and an environmental activist and he pushed for Earth Day celebration as a national teach-in on environmental issues after the frightful oil spill off the coast in 1969.
Non-profit organizations, governments, schools and communities hold several interactive programmes and activities to create awareness about the need to protect environment.
Initiative by Google.com on the occasion of Earth Day
Google on Monday came out with an animated doodle to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the Earth Day. The Earth Day 2013 doodle released by Google features a landscape and a static sun with a featured button inset inside.
When clicked on the doodle's featured button, the sun starts moving and gradually sets in the west. As the sun sets, the moon rises in the glittering sky. The moon can be seen in different phases as it moves across the sky.
The doodle also features the cycle of seasons - spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Importance
I think Earth Day 2013 is the best time to let people know about the need to conserve nature and create more awareness. What is your opinion?????
Thanks
Ankur
as it is high time for us to consolidate our efforts for environment protection.
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