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This April 22 marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. From its origins as a subsequent event in Vietnam in 1970, thanks to his years of hot 80 years, its various celebrations of the new millennium, Earth Day marks the evolution of our relationship with our planet. Idea protect the environment has changed over the past 40 years, from an issue from time to time to the study of attitudes generally prevailing in the lifestyle and social action. A look at some initiatives in schools in North America brings inspiration and hope for a more sustainable future.

Schools are increasingly managing modeling their students and involve them in the process. More schools are won honor awards scholarships and environment for its gold, silver or bronze levels of ecology. The students are running recycling programs, care for their gardens on the roof, the design of energy efficient buildings, thereby helping to carry out audits of waste aa in their schools, and urging managers to buy school supplies and cleaning products organic.

Another way in which schools are Green is to equip their buildings to improve indoor air quality, increase energy efficiency and collection of solar energy by solar panels. new schools are built green from the ground up. According to the greening of American schools 2006: Costs and benefits, costs about less than 2%, or about $ 3 per square foot more to build a green school compared the traditional, and recovery often occurs within a few years because of energy savings.

And then there is a new class of schools that have emerged, the integration of environmental education throughout their curriculum together. A network of schools chartered, green spread across the U.S. with names like: The Growing Green School, The Urban Assembly School Career Verde and Simply Green School. Students do not go beyond the predictable topics such as global warming, recycling and planting trees to examine local environmental problems and the impact it can have on society.

Despite a growing awareness by 60 years of environmental destruction, Senator Gaylord Nelson, who had the idea of Earth Day, was surprised by his success Now in 1970. Approximately 20 million Americans and thousands of colleges and universities participated in rallies from coast to the other protests, events and education forums. Senator Nelson attributed this success to the instantaneous nature of the bases of the Day. Land Day is organized.

This is the legacy of Earth Day has brought to the world stage, and the basic impetus for the modern green movement. Wherever schools in North America are about the eco-consciousness, there is no doubt that the environment is a universal concern and schools to celebrate Earth Day with a variety of forms. The next generation is not much to see and do on Earth Day one day to remember the fate of the earth as an opportunity to celebrate their year-round activities and achievements.

James Fox on the BP Oil Spill – Part II