“This is the moment to change it all — the business climate, the political climate, and how we take action on climate. Now is the time for the unstoppable courage to preserve and protect our health, our families, and our livelihoods.”
“For Earth Day 2022, we need to act (boldly), innovate (broadly), and implement (equitably). It’s going to take all of us. All in. Businesses, governments, and citizens — everyone accounted for, and everyone accountable. A partnership for the planet.” ~EarthDay.org
Facts
Earth Day is celebrated every April 22, but some events take place on the weekends before or after the 22nd.
It was created in the United States to increase public awareness of environmental problems and is now celebrated around the world.
Earth Day is credited with starting the environmental movement in the United States. ~CNN
Some of the Oldest Living Things – CNN Travel
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| Blooming Rose - approximately 1,200 years Hildesheim, Germany |
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| Pafuri Baobab Tree - approximately 2,0000 years Kruger Game Preserve, South Africa |
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| Working Tree - approximately 2,500 years Village of Vouves on the Mediterranean island of Crete Still produces a yearly crop of olives |
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| Wild Herb - approximately 3,000 years The Yareta, bright green blobs that resemble moss-covered boulders, are actually flowering shrubs in the Andes Mountains |
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| Land Forest - approximately 80,000 years The Trembling Giant of Utah consists of almost 50,000 quaking aspen trees (Populus tremuloides) are genetically identical and share a single root system |