This April 22, Earth Day turns 50. The world’s largest secular holiday approaches its golden anniversary in the shadow of two global crises. This year’s day is dedicated to climate action, and the celebration has moved online in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But Earth Day has a history of uniting people around the world to solve the major problems facing our […]
Update: The window for photo submissions has ended. The winner will be announced this Monday, April 22. Earth Day is celebrated each year on April 22nd. The official theme of Earth Day 2019 is ‘Protect Our Species.’ In honor of Earth Day, EcoWatch has kicked off a second photo contest. Show us what ‘Protect Our […]
Update: The window for photo submissions has ended. The winner will be announced this Monday, April 22. EcoWatch is pleased to announce its second photo contest! Earth Day is happening on April 22nd, and this year’s theme is “Protect Our Species.” With that in mind, we want EcoWatchers to show us your photographs of creatures […]
Earth Day 2018 is focused on the all-important theme of reducing plastic litter and pollution. Of course, we shouldn’t just reduce our plastic footprint, we should try to reduce waste in all shapes, sizes and forms. It’s said that the average American generates a staggering 4 pounds of trash every day—but you don’t have to […]
If you want to make a positive change this Earth Day but don’t know where to start, one of best things you can do is take an honest look at your environmental footprint. For instance, how much water are you wasting? How much plastic are you throwing out? How much planet-warming carbon are you producing? […]
By Jen Fela We’re celebrating a huge moment in the global movement for a plastic-free future: More than one million people around the world have called on big corporations to do their part to end single-use plastics. Now we’re taking the next big step. We’re setting an ambitious new goal: A Million Acts of Blue. […]
In last year’s virtual reality (VR) film Melting Ice, viewers traveled with former Vice President and An Inconvenient Truth star Al Gore on a trip to Greenland to “see” and “experience” ice sheets diminishing, glaciers collapsing and melting ice becoming raging rivers. Now, and just in time for Earth Day 2018, directors Danfung Dennis and […]
Planet Earth is at a crisis point. Researchers say we have to begin reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 2020 if we want to meet the temperature goals outlined in the Paris agreement and avoid catastrophic climate change. The work to be done can seem overwhelming. A survey published this week found that only 6 percent […]
By Erik Hoffner Denis Hayes was the principal national organizer of the first Earth Day in 1970, and he took the event to the international stage in 1990. He is board chair of the international Earth Day Network, and president of the Bullitt Foundation. Earth Day 2018 is slated for April 22 and focuses on […]
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