Do you know what April 22 is???

April 22. Do you know what the day is??

For over 40 years, the day has inspired and mobilized individuals and organizations worldwide to demonstrate their commitment to environmental protection and sustainability.

"Earth Day"- It was found by Gaylord Nelson, who was United State Senator on April 22, 1970. He found this day because he wanted people to have an interest in the environmental problem. The first Earth Day was launched by Denis Hayes, and gathered over 20 million people in U.S. Now Earth Day is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year.



Of course, Earth Day has been celebrated all over Japan. In Tokyo, the capital of Japan, there has been Earth Day event since 2001. Every year, a theme is decided, and many events are held in keeping with the theme. It is a huge event, and over 100,000 people come there. Actually, I was there last year because my company had a booth in the event (I was working at carbon offset company for 6 months), I remember there were so many people.

I think this kind of event is very valuable for people. When we hear the environmental problem, we often feel the problem is too huge to deal with, or feel if many people do not do anything for the environment, it's meaningless to take an action. However, people can notice how easy to start taking actions for the environment, or how many people are caring about the environment by going to such events. People would think I have to do something since so many people are doing something.



Earth Day is held even in developing countries, for example, India. I hope people all over the world start thinking about the environment through this event. In Kalamazoo, there will be Earth Day event at Nature Center on April 16, so if you are interested, let's join the event!! (http://www.naturecenter.org/)



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