Every Day Is Earth Day

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Earth Day History The first celebration called EARTH DAY was initiated by the mayor and city of San Francisco at the request of John McConnell on the vernal equinox, March 21, 1970. John McConnell introduced the idea of the Earth Flag and the vernal Equinox Earth Day, which was first observed at the UN in 1971 and later proclaimed by the US Congress and President Gerald Ford in 1975. The first U.S. Earth Day, April 22, 1970, came about through years of effort by Senator Gaylord Nelson and because of a spontaneous response at the grassroots level.   Earth Day Links Earth Day 2011 - Earth Day Network celebrates the 41st Anniversary Earth Day-related videos and articles, share your pledge for Acts of Green Earth Day - The Wilderness Society asks: What are you doing this year? Resources for kids, parents and teachers, Earth Day history, heroes of Earth Day, wilderness wildlife 12 Spiritual Practices to Honor the Earth Spirituality & Practice suggestions for celebrating Earth Day EnviroLink Network - Earth Day Organizer's Guide Providing access to thousands of online environmental resources, since 1991.   Earthly Wonders HOME - Feature film online Yann Arthus-Bertrand's epic environmental movie, message of mobilization to all humans and available to watch for free Precocious Earth - NASA Science News from January 17, 2001 Tiny zircon crystals found in ancient stream deposits suggest that Earth harbored continents and liquid water remarkably soon after our planet formed. Life could have established a foothold on Earth 400 million years earlier than expected. Earth Songs - NASA Science News from January 19, 2001 If humans had radio antennae instead of ears, we would hear a remarkable symphony of strange noises coming from our own planet. An online receiver at the Marshall Space Flight Center is playing these songs of Earth so anyone can listen.   Earth Friendly Organizations & Programs Consider supporting these fine groups and their work ... The Earth Charter Initiative - Values and Principles for a Sustainable Future Dverse, global network of people, organizations, and institutions that participate in promoting and implementing the values and principles of the Earth Charter BioGems - Save endangered wild places Protect endangered wildlife and woodlands Conservation International - Conservation programs Conserving the Earth's living natural heritage, global diversity, and demonstrating that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature Defenders of Wildlife - Wildlife conservation Dedicated to the protection of all native animals and plants, in their natural communities eNature - Online information about plants and wildlife Information about almost 6000 individual species, same data set used for printed Audubon Field Guides Environmental Defense Fund - For practical environmental solutions Committed to sound science, efficient, market-based solutions and non-partisan policy Food & Water Watch - Keeping shared resources under public control Working to ensure the food and water we consume is safe, accessible and sustainably produced green.tv - U.N. Environment Programme partner The world's first broadband TV channel dedicated to environmental issues GoodPlanet.org - Environmental nonprofit Founded by by Yann Arthus-Bertrand in 2005 to raise public awareness of environmental protection and to bring concrete solutions to the Earth’s ecological crisis Global Footprint Network - How big is your footprint? Take the Footprint Quiz International think tank working to advance sustainability through use of the Ecological Footprint resource accounting tool that measures how much nature we have, how much we use and who uses what Keepers of the Waters - Visions & Solutions Inspires and promote projects combining art, science and community involvement to restore, preserve and remediate water sources UN Habitat - For a better urban furture Promotes sustainable urban development and adequate shelter for all WWF - Conservation areas World Wildlife Fund is helping to save 19 priority places, including the Amazon, Arctic, Coral Triangle, Galapagos, and Yangtze region of China.

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White Buffalo Calf Woman
Honor all creatures as brothers and sisters.

Bear and Tree
Spirit Bear crosses our path.

Gaia's Angel
We pray.

Spring
The land speaks to us.

I Stand
The Sacred Circle unites us as One.

Winter
Joyous peace shall reign.

Walk in Balance
The Earth is sacred.

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