This past Earth Day Saw the organizers call for ‘A Billion Acts of Green’
In an effort dubbed “A Billion Acts of Green,” organizers encouraged people to observe Earth Day 2011 by pledging online athttp://act.earthday.org/ to do something small but sustainable in their own lives to improve the planet’s health — from switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs to reducing the use of pesticides and other toxic chemicals.
“Millions of people doing small, individual acts can add up to real change,”
- said Chad Chitwood, a spokesman for the umbrella group coordinating efforts.
There was hundreds of rallies, workshops and other events around the United States, where Earth Day was born, and hundreds more overseas, where it was celebrated in 192 countries.
In the United States the activities ranged from the premiere of the new film from the director of “Who Killed the Electric Car?” (it’s called “Revenge of the Electric Car”) at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York to a discussion about creating a green economy in 12 cities along the Gulf Coast, where this time last year residents were reeling from the effects of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
After another successful year for Earth day organizers, 41st Earth Day Exceeded 100 Million Green Acts! http://t.co/rulpZYv
