Talk:Earth Day/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

Earth day anthem

I added an unreferenced tag to the Anthem section. The only online ref I could find cited Wikipedia as the source. Something better is needed. MidnightBlue (Talk) 18:14, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Google Doodle celebrates Earth Day

Today's (22 April 2013) Earth Day was celebrated by Google with a Google Doodle#Google_Doodles as reported by The Independent - Leather, Melanie (22 April 2013). "Earth Day 2013 celebrated with interactive Google Doodle". The Independent. Retrieved April 22, 2013. --Senra (talk) 22:00, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 26 April 2013

i am very experienced with earth day. my friend told me i could edit. i think that many things can be done. an example is the history.

72.95.160.166 (talk) 20:34, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Please format your request as "change X to Y". —KuyaBriBri^Talk 21:32, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 26 April 2013

please change where it says the flag shows the earth in history of equinox earth day the flag shows earth and the sun beaming on it.

72.95.160.166 (talk) 20:49, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Change it to what? Why? —KuyaBriBri^Talk 21:34, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 1 May 2013

I would like to put there a photo from the Czech Republic. It is related to the global Face of Climate Change Challenge 2013. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/The_Face_of_Climate_Change.jpg Snedlito (talk) 10:13, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Not done: Without additional explanation in the article about Earth Day 2013, there's not enough context here to include such a photo. Even if there were, I would much rather see a photo more clearly representative of Earth Day... one that was taken outside, for example. --ElHef (Meep?) 14:47, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 25 June 2013

I am interning at Earth Day Network and trying to add more content to the Earth Day Network section. About Earth Day Network

The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. The passage of the landmark Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and many other groundbreaking environmental laws soon followed. Growing out of the first Earth Day, Earth Day Network (EDN) works with over 22,000 partners in 192 countries to broaden, diversify and mobilize the environmental movement. More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world.

But Earth Day Network does not stop there.

All of EDN’s activities, whether greening schools or promoting green economic policies at home and abroad, inform and energize populations so they will act to secure a healthy future for themselves and their children. With its partner organizations, EDN provides civic engagement opportunities at the local, state, national and global levels. At every turn, EDN works to broaden the definition of "environment" to include all issues that affect our health, our communities and our environment, such as greening deteriorated schools, creating green jobs and investment, and promoting activism to stop air and water pollution.

Over the last 40 years, EDN has executed successful environmental campaigns on issues ranging from climate change and drinking water to voter registration and saving the whale. EDN is a recognized leader in creating civically–oriented innovative programs with partners outside of the environmental movement to tackle new challenges. Our core programs today focus on:

Greening Schools and Promoting Environmental Education In partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council and The Clinton Foundation, EDN’s Green Schools Campaign, aims to green all of America’s K-12 schools within a generation. Green schools save money, conserve energy and water, and foster better-performing, healthier students. EDN’s Educators' Network, used by over 30,000 teachers and administrators nationwide, provides innovative tools and resources to promote civic participation and to develop a sense of environmental responsibility among students of all ages. Together, EDN’s Education and Policy Teams organize federal and state legislative campaigns to green school facilities, improve school food, and enhance environmental education and civic engagement. These include the Healthy Schools Act, No Child Left Inside, the National Civic Education Project, No Idling and the Climate Change Educators’ Grant. EDN is also working internationally to promote green schools and improve environmental education.

Accelerating the Global Green Economy

For years, EDN has created dialogues and conferences engaging civil society, corporate, and government leaders on how to transition from a traditional, fossil fuel-based economy to one based on renewable energy, energy efficiency and other sustainable development principles. Our Global Day of Conversation continues to provide local government leaders with an opportunity to engage with their constituents in a dialogue about renewable energy, sustainability and the green economy. As in 2010, EDN will co-host the Climate Leadership Gala with Sir Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room at the Creating Climate Wealth Conference, convening the world’s most successful green business leaders. EDN’s newest initiative, Women and the Green Economy (WAGE™), is promoting the unique leadership role women bring to advancing green economic and investment policies at the international, national and local levels.

A Billion Acts of Green®

From greening schools to hosting town hall discussions on clean energy investment and green jobs, Earth Day Network leads its network in thousands of Earth Day events and actions worldwide each year. To catalyze global environmental activism, Earth Day Network chose A Billion Acts of Green® as the theme for Earth Day 2011. A Billion Acts of Green® – the largest environmental service campaign in the world – inspires and rewards simple individual acts and larger organizational initiatives that further the goal of measurably reducing carbon emissions and supporting sustainability. The goal is to register one billion actions in advance of the global Earth Summit in Rio in 2012.

Kevin Pomerleau (talk) 17:15, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Not done:

This is written in the promotional style of a press release, not the neutral prose of an encyclopedia, and has no reliable sources. Kilopi (talk) 18:01, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Untitled

In the lead, "and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network", the statement is not from a reliable source. The source is Earth Day Network's own website. It should be removed or changed. I know groups run ED event but have no connection with Earth Day Network. --58.6.47.129 (talk) 03:31, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

Edit Request

There is another connection between April 22 and American environmental history -- when Nebraska made Arbor Day a civic holiday in 1885, April 22 was selected, in part because it was the birthday of J Sterling Morton, who first proposed a tree-planting day.Nparkin (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:06, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

Merge proposal: Chemists Celebrate Earth Day to Earth Day

• Support (although extreme pruning would be required). Not notable in its own right. Boleyn (talk) 08:29, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
• Support Concur with User:Boleyn. - Ninney (talk) 10:34, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

Curious

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Has Earth Day ever put a full stop to pollution in America? For at least one day, I wonder if Earth Day has been successful. Speling12345 (talk) 2:50, 29 December 2013 (UTC) Speling12345’s account was blocked for disruptive editing, so, the topic is of. Hafspajen (talk) 19:48, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 February 2014

Earthday Links for Kids: Planetpals (Earthday and Eco Education for Educators and Kids since 1998) Planetpals JudithGee (talk) 12:34, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. I don't see an existing Earthday Links for Kids. Could you please be more clear about exactly where and how you want this text placed on the page?? Also, please verify that this link meets the requirements for an external link. Thanks... — {{U|Technical 13}} ^{(t • e • c)} 16:23, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

John Muir

Wasn't John Muir born on April 21? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.83.133.250 (talk) 09:29, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 April 2014

Earth Day 1980 in Denver An Earthday X Colloquium was held at the University of Denver on April 21-24, 1980, emphasizing the humanities and their application to the problems of human ecology. The organizers were Prof. Robert C. Schultz of the Department of Philosophy, University of Denver, and Prof. J. Donald Hughes of the Department of History. Support was provided by the United States Department of Energy, Denver Regional Office. Participants included Eugene Hargrove (University of New Mexico, editor of Environmental Ethics), Ian Barbour (Carleton College), Roderick S. French (George Washington University), Holmes Rolston III (Colorado State University), William Leiss (SimonFraser University), J. Ronald Engel (University of Chicago), and George Sessions (Sierra College, CA). Proceedings were published as ' ' Ecological Consciousness: Essays from the Earthday X Colloquium, University of Denver, April 21-14, 1980, ' ' edited by Robert C. Schultz and J. Donald Hughes, Washington DC: University Press of America, 1981 (ISBN: 0-8191-1497-9).

8tygres7 (talk) 20:34, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Anupmehra -Let's talk! 00:47, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 April 2014

Application for Earth Day available which is free and created for spreading awareness about earth issues and solutions. This Application is created by a house wife for social cause and to make this planet a better place.

Links: iOS : https://itunes.apple.com/app/protectearth/id853185250?mt=8 Android : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redcherriesstudio.saveourearth

Redcherriesstudio (talk) 17:21, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

No. That's promotional content. Wikipedia:Spam Gparyani (talk) 17:27, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Edit request 2014-04-08

Please change the link at #45 "Earth Day Anthem" to:

http://earthdayanthem.homestead.com/

current link points to a japanese yoga site. Thank you Wallaceapex (talk) 14:31, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

 Fixed. Thanks, DA Sonnenfeld (talk) 21:58, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

History of Earth Day

This article needs some serious cleaning up/ editing, in my opinion, particularly with respect to the history of Earth Day. A couple of key points for such an effort: i) there seem to be two dates for the commemoration of Earth Day -- April 22 and the spring equinox -- yet only one is mentioned in the article lead; ii) there are two or three strands of the history of Earth Day prior to 1970 which, in my view, would ideally be consolidated into one, integrated history section earlier in the article. Thanks in advance to anyone who is up for taking this on! Regards, DA Sonnenfeld (talk) 09:44, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

Edit Request:

I do not think there is an official earth day flag. I'd like a citation on that.

24.14.75.171 (talk) 21:12, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

The article does not claim it's the official Earth Day flag. I've removed "The" to make that clearer. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 21:39, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Today is Earth Day, 2015

Go to https://www.google.com/ to see a spinning Earth; click on it and you can click on one of four animals, "Which animal are you?" based on your personal-trait-self-identification. Then other Google-search links are listed. -- Have a Happy Earth Day! -- AstroU (talk) 13:30, 22 April 2015 (UTC) -- PS: The Google search results include knowledge quizzes and trivia quizzes. The 'Children's Quiz' includes such questions as, "Earth Day Quiz. Don't leave the ___________running when you are brushing your teeth."

trivia quiz question about emissions

the question was about the first emission device installed on cars was a egr valve. as i remember it was a pcv valve to eliminate what was called a draft tube which blew oil and gas fumes into the air. also there was a very large fine if you removed it. just a little food for thought.

                                                          Paul Shephard           
                                                          email ghepetteo2x4@netzero.net  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.246.142.140 (talk) 17:02, 22 April 2015 (UTC) 

Semi-protected edit request on 22 April 2014, Ira Einhorn hosted Philadelphia event not New York event

In the New York City section it lists Ira Einhorn as the host of the New York event. The first sentence of the cited source says, "Ira Einhorn was on stage hosting the first Earth Day event at the Fairmount Park in Philadelphia on April 22, 1970." So he should be moved to the Philadephia section. There is another, earlier source from 2002 which list him as an environmental activist in Philadelphia. The NBC News article smells like clickbait to me, but if Ira Einhorn was the host of an event, we aught to at least put him in the correct city.Oreo masta (talk) 16:14, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Done Cannolis (talk) 18:41, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

It would also be good to describe Einhorn as "later convicted for the murder of his girlfriend." 204.34.247.101 (talk) 19:57, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

The claim in the MSNBC piece is indeed clickbait. EVERY YEAR we go through the same thing! Ira Einhorn DID not host the Philadelphia event, he merely was on stage at one point and kept speaking until the event organizers physically took the microphone from him and asked him off stage. http://www.amgot.org/einhorn/eday.htm.

PLEASE correct this absolutely false information which demeans the entire Earth Day celebration. The wording should be very clear that he was on stage but was NOT the host (!!!!) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:1028:8382:9E22:BCDD:F9BA:26D1:A827 (talk) 17:24, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Ira Einhorn NOT the host of Philadelphia Earth Day, only on stage.

EVERY YEAR we go through the same thing! Ira Einhorn did NOT host the Philadelphia event, he merely was on stage at one point and kept speaking until the event organizers physically took the microphone from him and asked him off stage. http://www.amgot.org/einhorn/eday.htm.

PLEASE correct this absolutely false information which demeans the entire Earth Day celebration. The wording should be very clear that he was on stage but was NOT the host (!!!!) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:1028:8382:9E22:BCDD:F9BA:26D1:A827 (talk) 17:27, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 April 2015

The idea came to Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the ravages of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. Inspired by the student anti-war movement, he realized that if he could infuse that energy with an emerging public consciousness about air and water pollution, it would force environmental protection onto the national political agenda. Senator Nelson announced the idea for a “national teach-in on the environment” to the national media; persuaded Pete McCloskey, a conservation-minded Republican Congressman, to serve as his co-chair; and recruited Denis Hayes as national coordinator. Hayes built a national staff of 85 to promote events across the land.

(http://www.earthday.org/earth-day-history-movement)

Jbirrrrrrrrrd (talk) 01:53, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Not done: Wikipedia cannot accept text that has been copy/pasted from another source. For more information see this page. Kharkiv07^Talk 02:12, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

On Earth Day’s 45th anniversary (April 22, 2015), Earlybird Project landed in the Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Earlybird Project 2014-2015, is a non-profit environmental art project, an appeal for preservation of the planet, and the result of the collaboration between Italian-Russian artist Vladislav Shabalin (who works with fossils) and Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton, and Guy Evans of the British cult art rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Special thanks to Ranger Kip for assistance on this project! Visit http://www.shabalin.it/earlybird-project/. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:1812:162C:C900:CABC:C8FF:FED6:C1D3 (talk) 09:54, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 December 2015

I have extensive information about international Earth Day events in 1990 which was the first year that Earth Day happened outside of the United States. Groups in 140 countries participated in Earth Day activities. Many countries reported it was the largest environmental event in their history up to that point. I want to list examples of the variety and type of events and the numbers of people who participated.

I was one of two International Coordinators of Earth Day in 1990 and read the hundreds of reports that were sent to us from around the world and led the team that compiled them into a final report in June of 1990 in the Earth Day 1990 International Update.

I have not previously edited wikipedia but have now opened an account. I wish to make the information I have available to anyone who seeks to understand the history of Earth Day. The information, however, is extensive and I need to add a new section to Earth day called International Earth Day under the section on Earth Day 1990. How do I do that?

Thanks, Tmcglashan (talk) 22:12, 1 December 2015 (UTC)Teresa McGlashan

Tmcglashan (talk) 22:12, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

It seems that your account was created earlier today and only has this edit. I encourage you to wait 4 days and make 9 more edits to any page before you make extensive changes to the article. If you have any questions, you can contact me on my talk page. a boat that can float! (happy holidays) 05:35, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

References

Semi-protected edit request on 7 March 2016

Earth Day was NOT invented by some hippie in 1969 but is an ancient Pagan Holly Day known as Pales' day or Parilia, and was set aside to honor the founding of the city of Rome and the ashes of sacrifices were returned to the Earth Mother Gaea Terra. Chrystalpowers (talk) 18:01, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

Not done: This is about the modern Earth Day holiday. Also, sources needed. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 19:26, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 April 2016

119.154.65.142 (talk) 04:54, 22 April 2016 (UTC) Department of H9.

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Cannolis (talk) 05:05, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Predictions from Earth Day 1970

I have added the following to the article:

The following predictions were made during the first Earth Day:

• Denis Hayes, the chief organizer for the first Earth Day, wrote, "It is already too late to avoid mass starvation."

• Senator Gaylord Nelson, the founder of Earth Day, stated, "Dr. S. Dillon Ripley, secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, believes that in 25 years, somewhere between 75 and 80 percent of all the species of living animals will be extinct."

• Peter Gunter, a professor at North Texas State University, stated, "... by 1975 widespread famines will begin in India; these will spread by 1990 to include all of India, Pakistan, China and the Near East, Africa. By the year 2000, or conceivably sooner, South and Central America will exist under famine conditions.... By the year 2000, thirty years from now, the entire world, with the exception of Western Europe, North America, and Australia, will be in famine."

• Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb, predicted that between 1980 and 1989, 4 billion people, including 65 million Americans, would starve to death.

• Life Magazine wrote, "... by 1985 air pollution will have reduced the amount of sunlight reaching earth by one half."

• Ecologist Kenneth Watt stated, "The world has been chilling sharply for about twenty years. If present trends continue, the world will be about four degrees colder for the global mean temperature in 1990, but eleven degrees colder in the year 2000. This is about twice what it would take to put us into an ice age."

• Watt also stated, "By the year 2000, if present trends continue, we will be using up crude oil at such a rate…that there won’t be any more crude oil."

Corn jabs 561 (talk) 22:14, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

References

Overreaching and uncorroborated claim relating to climate in 1970

This part of the article has been edited with the statement "During the 1970 Earth Day, given assumptions of continued exponential annual population growth of 2% or more[12] and unchanged or increasing climate impact per person, the following predictions were made:[13]"

I would like to remove the phrase "and unchanged or increasing climate impact per person,"

Climate change was not part of the 1970 consciousness. The references do not support this additional phrase either. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joe Honton (talk • contribs) 15:21, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

The idea of world earth day

Earth Day is celebrated for the first time in Bulgaria on December 14, 1930 on the initiative of the Minister of Agriculture and State Property Grigor Vassilev . The initiative enjoys broad support from other ministers of agriculture across Europe. Feast of Bulgarian Land gives rise to the organizers to take the initiative to establish the International Earth Day . — Preceding unsigned comment added by Katie7711 (talk • contribs) 06:53, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Bold text क्या ये धरती सुरक्षित है¶ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.100.222.44 (talk) 09:45, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

The aftermath of the 1969 off-shore oil spill in Santa Barbara, California inspired then-Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin to organize what came to be known as "Earth Day", when he succeeded in amassing some 20 million people to the cause of educating people on issues related to the environment on April 20, 1970, with the help of U.S. Rep. Pete McCloskey of California.[73]

This is from Wikipage on Santa Barbara Oil Spill so should be included on Earth Day page too, or at least linked to Santa Barbara 1969 Oil Spill.LisaKBurns (talk) 20:12, 22 April 2016 (UTC)LisaKBurns

earth day/ Was about POLUTION this word is not mentioned in the article

POLUTION is not mentioned!? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.183.122.99 (talk) 03:37, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

Any other similar?

Are you sure there are any other names for this "Earth Day" thing? Would a disambiguation page actually be useful? Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 08:19, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

2016

We could add that the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was opened for signature on 22 April 2016 (Earth Day) in a ceremony in New York City.

What do you think? Could someone do that? Thanks. 144.85.237.3 (talk) 22:01, 2 November 2016 (UTC).

References

Crowds in New York City

I noticed that the following sentence lacks a citation:

"The crowd was estimated as more than one million—by far the largest in the nation."

This sentence is ambiguous. What crowd? All of New York City? Just Central Park? Just Fifth Avenue? It seems to refer to the size of crowds across Manhattan, I think. I checked the reporting in New York Times the day after on April 23, 1970 and could only find this as a statement about the size of the crowd in Union Square:

"At any given time there were probably 20,000 people in the square, but the crowds were constantly on the move, so it was likely that many more than 100,000 passed through the square in the course of the day." (New York Times, 23 April 1970, pg. 30)

The headline of the main article indicates that millions of Americans participated in events across the country.

I would suggest deleting the sentence about the one-million crowd estimate in New York until a source can be found and replacing it with a statement about the New York Times crowd estimate for Union Square instead. I will make this change now. Please adjust or reverse the change, if you think this is inappropriate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skheraj (talk • contribs) 14:56, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Earth Day Network - Change Requests

Hello,

I am a representative of Earth Day Network (gooljar at earthday org). We are requesting the following changes to the the page to be made. The changes are in parenthesis.

At the top of the page -

Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network (Can Earth Day Network be hyperlinked to earthday.org) and celebrated in more than 193 countries each year.

On Earth Day 2016, the landmark Paris Agreement was signed by the United States, China, and some 120 other countries. This signing satisfied a key requirement for the entry into force of the historic draft climate protection treaty adopted by consensus of the 195 nations present at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.

In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace, to first be celebrated on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. This day of nature's equipoise was later sanctioned in a proclamation written by McConnell and signed by Secretary General U Thant at the United Nations. A month later a separate Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. Nelson was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom award in recognition of his work.[6] While this April 22 Earth Day was focused on the United States, an organization launched by Denis Hayes, who was the original national coordinator in 1970, took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 nations.

Numerous communities celebrate Earth Week, (DELETE FROM HERE) an entire week of activities focused on the environmental issues that the world faces (TO HERE). In 2017, Earth Day Network (link to earthday.org but understand if you only link once to an organization) will host global environmental teach-ins and will partner with March for Science to hold an event on the National Mall. (Delete from here) occurs on Earth day (22 April 2017) and is followed by the People's Climate Mobilization (29 April 2017).(to here) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wfpman (talk • contribs) 14:10, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

President of Earth Day Network - Change Request

Hello,

I am the president of Earth Day Network (rogers at earthday org). We are requesting the following changes to the the page to be made. The changes are in parenthesis. If someone can respond to this request on the talk page it would be greatly appreciated.

At the top of the page -

Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network (Can Earth Day Network be hyperlinked to earthday.org) and celebrated in more than 193 countries each year.

On Earth Day 2016, the landmark Paris Agreement was signed by the United States, China, and some 120 other countries. This signing satisfied a key requirement for the entry into force of the historic draft climate protection treaty adopted by consensus of the 195 nations present at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.

In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace, to first be celebrated on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. This day of nature's equipoise was later sanctioned in a proclamation written by McConnell and signed by Secretary General U Thant at the United Nations. A month later a separate Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. Nelson was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom award in recognition of his work.[6] While this April 22 Earth Day was focused on the United States, an organization launched by Denis Hayes, who was the original national coordinator in 1970, took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 nations.

Numerous communities celebrate Earth Week, (DELETE FROM HERE) an entire week of activities focused on the environmental issues that the world faces (TO HERE). In 2017, Earth Day Network (link to earthday.org but understand if you only link once to an organization) will host global environmental teach-ins and will partner with March for Science to hold an event on the National Mall. (Delete from here) occurs on Earth day (22 April 2017) and is followed by the People's Climate Mobilization (29 April 2017).(to here) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kathleenrogersearthday (talk • contribs) 14:51, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi Kathleenrogersearthday. We don't add hyperlinks to external sites within articles. A link to your organization is present in the "External links" section. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 14:57, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Hello NeilN. Thank you for your response. I understand the external link policy. Can the other changes be made? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kathleenrogersearthday (talk • contribs) 15:06, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Kathleenrogersearthday That's probably not a good idea. "...are now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network" in the first sentence shouldn't probably there either unless independent reliable sources cover the importance of the organization to the event. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 15:13, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

NeilN If we took that part out could any of the other requested edits be applied? Kathleenrogersearthday (talk) 16:06, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Earth Day Canada

At Earth Day Canada, we suggest the following updated description regarding our organization:

Founded in 1990, Earth Day Canada (EDC) is a national charity that inspires and supports people across the country to connect with nature and build resilient communities. EDC leads an annual Earth Day campaign in conjunction with free, year-round, award-winning programs that get people of all ages outside, interacting with the natural environment — this, in turn, fosters an intrinsically motivated, enduring commitment to stewardship and conservation. EDC has several programs and initiatives across different demographic groups. For instance, the organization works closely with school-aged children and youth through its EcoKids program, which provides thousands of schools and teachers with free environmental education resources and lesson plans, while the new EarthPLAY program brings enriched outdoor play opportunities to schools, parks, streets and diverse communities. The organization’s Hometown Heroes Awards recognize those who are leading the way in making the planet healthier. In addition, EDC works strategically with its corporate partners to create and deliver customized programs that facilitate behaviour change amongst employees, while helping achieve their sustainability and conservation goals. In 1992, hundreds of thousands of Canadians signed the Earth Flag, which was sent to the Rio Summit to represent Canada. In 2016, the 25th Anniversary Earth Flag was signed by over 250,000 students and public officials across Canada, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Yusur90 (talk) 15:17, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi Yusur90, glad to see you're following proper channels on this. I'm by no means a subject expert, but I suspect you'll be asked whether you can provide reliable sources for your information so that it can be verified in accordance with Wikipedia policy.

I won't necessarily be keeping tabs on the conversation here, but you're welcome to ping me or contact me at my Talk page if you feel further input from me would be particularly helpful. Cheers and best wishes! DonIago (talk) 17:18, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

 Not done This request is neither neutral or sourced. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 18:05, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Opening needs to be changed

While they may be very important, the activities of a particular 501(c)(3) is really not the most appropriate way to be introducing this article. That material should go in a later section. Pending a more complete introduction to the topic, the history would be better. This observation does not suggest the global charity work is not very important. But the placement calls into question neutrality and is just not appropriate as it too strongly suggests the entire topic "belongs" to one organization. Uberveritas (talk) 16:53, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

Ephemeral info in lead

The following seems too ephemeral for the lead section of an encyclopedic article; it should be moved to 'Subsequent Earth Day events' section (after being sourced) - or 'See also' section:

"In 2017, the March for Science occurs on Earth day (April 22, 2017) and is followed by the People's Climate Mobilization (April 29, 2017)."

2606:A000:4C0C:E200:984A:CA94:A2BD:E53B (talk) 17:43, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

why we celebrate eart day

1.we celebrate eart day because this day--163.53.212.197 (talk) 06:43, 23 April 2017 (UTC)- we keep are earth clean. 2.

why we celebrate eart day

1.we cele brate earth dayKFK Siauliai-2 we keep re earth clean. 2.we have to protect are earth from global warming. 3.we not celebrate eart day only 1 day we have to cele brate eart day every day

thank you have a nice day — Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.53.212.197 (talk) 06:47, 23 April 2017 (UTC)

Significance of April 22

"Unbeknownst to Nelson": The only source for this is Nelson's own book, and this should not be accepted as a reliable source for such a claim. The text should be changed to something like "Nelson claimed that he was unaware that April 22, 1970 was coincidentally the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Lenin ... ." For such a formulation, Nelson's own book can be accepted as a reliable source. Mateat (talk) 18:00, 23 April 2017 (UTC) Theme

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Semi-protected edit request on 23 April 2018

96.245.77.142 (talk) 04:48, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

April 22, 1970 DID conflict with Passover. It was the second day of Passover, when work is forbidden outside of Israel.

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. OhKayeSierra (talk) 08:37, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 April 2019

In the section about Santa Barbara Oil Blowout 1969 please change: Change Natural disaster to MAN MADE disaster. PO 16:52, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Changed to just disaster. Thanks for spotting this. – Þjarkur (talk) 18:24, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 April 2019

Hello, I have a request to add some history facts about the first celebrations of the Earth day:

The Earth day is celebrated for the first time in Bulgaria at 14th December 1930 on the initiative of the then Minister of Agriculture and state property Grigor Vasilev. The initiative enjoys wide support of the Agriculture ministers in Europe. The Bulgarian Earth day celebrations give occasion the organizers to take an initiative to establish an International Earth Day. This idea finds strong support in the face of the chairman of the International Institute of Agriculture in Rome - Giuseppe De Michelis. The proposed day was 21 March. For the first time the day is celebrated at 22 April in 1970 when USA and Canada join the initiative.

References

Wikipedia is not a reliable source; nor are most personal blogs. Esowteric+Talk 15:10, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 April 2019

Wałàwige 100.34.154.166 (talk) 15:01, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. aboideau^talk 15:36, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

Yay

Happy Earth Day 06etc (talk) 16:17, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 April 2019

Please change the following paragraph: To turn Earth Day into a sustainable annual event rather than one that occurred every 10 years, Nelson and Bruce Anderson, New Hampshire's lead organizers in 1990, formed Earth Day USA.

to

To turn Earth Day into a sustainable annual and global event rather than one that occurred every 10 years, Nelson and Bruce Anderson, New Hampshire's lead organizer in 1990 and a leader in the solar energy field, formed Earth Day USA.

NB: Submitted by the Bruce Anderson referred to above 96.231.151.210 (talk) 17:55, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Please also remember that Wikipedia does not include all possible details, but rather a summary of information regarding the subject - and that Wikipedia is not a vehicle for promotion or advertising. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 18:59, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 24 October 2019

Some links are outdated/broken.

It is no longer "http://www.earthsocietyfoundation.org", it is now "https://earthsocietyfoundation.com"

This broken link appears twice:

"Equinoctial Earth Day Earth Society Foundation – Official organization arranging annual equinox Earth Day celebration at the United Nations"

and also in Citation #39: "Earth Society Foundation". "Earth Society Foundation". Retrieved April 22, 2010.

Thank you NaamaPerre (talk) 23:22, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

 Done: see Special:Diff/922907638. Thanks, NiciVampireHeart 02:32, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Primary source for 20 million at the first Earth Day, 1970?

Might anyone have a primary source for the claim that, 'The first Earth Day ... "brought 20 million Americans out into the spring sunshine for peaceful demonstrations in favor of environmental reform"'?

A brief web search produced a number of different web sites that contained this claim. However, I couldn't find one that seemed authoritative as either an article from a news publication from shortly after the event or a scholarly article that cited such source(s). Google Scholar identified an article that appeared to support that claim. However, it's behind a paywall, and my recent efforts to obtain such articles without paying a price I consider exorbitant have all ended in failure.

Thanks, DavidMCEddy (talk) 09:19, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

References

problem with a reference

@TheSameGuy: I see:

<ref>name="pacific-standard-1969-oil-spill"</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://curious.kcrw.com/2017/04/how-the-1969-santa-barbara-oil-spill-sparked-earth-day |title=How the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill sparked Earth Day|author=Jonathan Bastian|date=April 21, 2017|publisher=KCRW|accessdate=May 9, 2018}}</ref>

Is there a definition like <ref name="pacific-standard-1969-oil-spill">...</ref> someplace in this article? If yes, then do you want <ref name="pacific-standard-1969-oil-spill"/> here to point to that note?

Or is this supposed to be that definition, like

<ref name="pacific-standard-1969-oil-spill">{{cite web |url=https://curious.kcrw.com/2017/04/how-the-1969-santa-barbara-oil-spill-sparked-earth-day |title=How the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill sparked Earth Day|author=Jonathan Bastian|date=April 21, 2017|publisher=KCRW|accessdate=May 9, 2018}</ref>?

Is it one of these or something else? And might this provide the info you need to be able to fix this? If no, please advise. I will look at it again. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia and helping educate the world. DavidMCEddy (talk) 17:30, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 April 2020

Please move the following paragraph from the section Earth Day 2000 to 2019 to the section Earth Day 1990 to 1999.

To turn Earth Day into a sustainable annual event rather than one that occurred every 10 years, Nelson and Bruce Anderson, New Hampshire's lead organizers in 1990, formed Earth Day USA. Building on the momentum created by thousands of community organizers around the world, Earth Day USA coordinated the next five Earth Day celebrations through 1995, including the launch of EarthDay.org. Following the 25th Anniversary in 1995, the coordination baton was handed to Earth Day Network.

Thank You MarkvonK (talk) 18:20, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Latest update 2021

I discovered the Earth Day has not been updated especially with regards to the "Earth Day 2000-2019" section. I spend some days to research and work on this at my "Sanbox" before updating. I also did other general update to suit current info and available sources. ThanksYaxı Hökmdarz (talk) 19:32, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

"renamed" from what?

The lede section says

Nelson and Hayes renamed the event "Earth Day and addison's birthday".

But there's no mention of a previous name. Reference #_, however, says

Unfortunately, for John McConnell [an environmental activist who originated the concept of an Earth Day and succeeded in having it proclaimed by UN Secretary-General U Thant], the April 22 Earth Day received more media attention than his UN International Earth Day, and the national media took the environmental "teach-In" moniker and used the term ‘Earth Day’ instead — and it has stuck ever since. However, the UN still observes International Earth Day every Spring Equinox, and founder John McConnell tries to be there.

So it seems, though isn't completely certain, that the earlier name was "International Earth Day". Thnidu (talk) 15:16, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

American references

Hello, i would like to request to the concerned authorities to please carefully look into the narrative and references of the articles while doing the editorial to have diversity and inclusivity, meaning most of the references used here are limited to America or American citizens(from common man to incharge administration or administrators). It would be great if there's is more diversity taking into consideration of other(nations/state) parts of the Earth/world, diversity and inclusivity is a major key that is missing in this article (and till date most of the article have a similar format). Thank you. 2409:4066:11B:5BF4:0:0:1E:60A0 (talk) 02:53, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 April 2021

Please add the following to the section Earth Day 1990-1999

Earth Day 1991-1995

In 1990, Denis Hayes asked Bruce Norman Anderson to organize and coordinate Earth Day’s 20th anniversary events in Anderson’s home state of New Hampshire. The process was exhilarating for Anderson, and at one point he asked Sen. Nelson, Earth Day’s founder, why he hadn’t made it an annual event instead of one that occurred every 10 years. Nelson admitted that he had always wanted to do so but couldn’t find someone to take it on. Nelson suggested the two of them start a not-for-profit, and together they formed Earth Day USA, with Nelson as chairman and Anderson as president. Within months, EDUSA had pulled together more than one hundred organizers to plan Earth Day 1991. In 1992, EDUSA attended the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, where it accelerated its efforts to make the event global. Ultimately, the group coordinated thousands of organizers in every state and around the world. During the early days of the internet, the group formed www.earthday.org, significantly increasing its global reach. EDUSA focused on what individuals can do, with themes such as “Who says I can’t change the world!” and “Earth Day Everyday”. With creators Gail Lima and Franko Richmond, it made the “The Time Has Come” its song of record. For Earth Day 1994, it highlighted the Native American traditions of care for their Mother Earth. Following 25th Anniversary of Earth Day in 1995, EDUSA passed the torch to Earth Day Network, along with www.eathday.org.

Thank You MarkvonK (talk) 18:43, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 April 2021

“ A month later a United States Senator Gaylord Nelson proposed the idea to hold a nationwide environmental teach-in on April 22, 1970. ”

Either remove the "a" before "United States Senator" or place commas before and after his name. 2603:8000:6400:B600:C1A1:6DF3:ACD9:1489 (talk) 16:21, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

 Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:47, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 April 2021 (2)

first paragraph, change Earthday.com to Earthday.org. Earthday.com is incorrect! 2601:444:4101:8B91:8D6A:73A6:1598:1010 (talk) 20:20, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

 Done Done, thanks! ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 20:34, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Earth day 1980

Excuse me you written wrong spelling of hayes you have written hayes 2409:4053:2D1B:DB3E:0:0:59C9:4C06 (talk) 14:00, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

Still one of the best crafted articles on WP

That is all. Thank you to the thousands who have made it great. AWCzarnik (talk) 05:44, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

Strange dates

For some reason, in other countries, it's March 20th, and in online source's - April 22nd. What's with the dates (This is a genuine question) 88.119.132.4 (talk) 11:26, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

I suppose it could be that the parts of the article I'm referring to had not yet been written when you asked these questions ("Strange dates" section of talk page), but the article actually does fully answer the questions you're asking here, and it does explain the difference between/significance of/details about both 20 March and 22 April. 74.196.121.237 (talk) 04:43, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

nifgga 46.249.160.41 (talk) 08:32, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

2020

reset 70>20 20<19 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.19.19.225 (talk) 05:23, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Blagck monkay 46.249.160.41 (talk) 08:33, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

Life Orientation

Earth Day 41.114.47.144 (talk) 13:36, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 November 2022

Change April 22, 1977, to April 20, 1977. This is because Earth Day was originally on April 20, but was then changed to April 22 72.24.176.22 (talk) 19:33, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 20:20, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Baanana unana Banananqna unana 46.249.160.41 (talk) 08:34, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

Banana unana 46.249.160.41 (talk) 08:33, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 March 2023

Please add the following to the section Earth Day 1990-1999

In 1990, Denis Hayes asked Bruce Norman Anderson to organize and coordinate Earth Day’s 20th anniversary events in Anderson’s home state of New Hampshire. After the anniversary event Anderson asked Sen. Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day’s founder, why he hadn’t made it an annual event instead of one that occurred every 10 years. Nelson admitted that he had always wanted to do so but couldn’t find someone to take it on. Nelson suggested the two of them start a not-for-profit, and together they formed Earth Day USA, with Nelson as chairman and Anderson as president. Within months, EDUSA had pulled together more than one hundred organizers to plan Earth Day 1991. In 1992, EDUSA attended the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, where it accelerated its efforts to make the event global. Ultimately, the group coordinated thousands of organizers in every state and around the world. During the early days of the internet, the group formed www.earthday.org, significantly increasing its global reach. EDUSA focused on what individuals can do, with themes such as “Who says I can’t change the world!” and “Earth Day Everyday”. With creators Gail Lima and Franko Richmond, it made the “The Time Has Come” its song of record. For Earth Day 1994, it highlighted the Native American traditions of care for their Mother Earth. Following the 25th Anniversary of Earth Day in 1995, EDUSA passed the torch to Earth Day Network, along with earthday.org. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-02-23-1991054096-story.html Thanks! MarkvonK (talk) 18:32, 30 March 2023 (UTC)