Earth Day

Today is Earth Day. Every year on April 22, we must sit back and appreciate the Earth and its environment.

This is the day to make a fresh start to save our Earth’s environment. The first earth day was celebrated 40 years ago. And today is a day when the earth day should be observed with awareness towards its environment which is at a high risk due to pollution and other activities.

The Earth day this year comes with a big note for all its residents indicating that it is high time we do something to save the earth’s environment. Earth day is an appropriate day to jot down plans on energy efficiency, use of renewable energy and maintaining our green earth. This is the day when each individual should take the responsibility to work together with government organizations and corporations and bring out a global green economy.

The core issues of Earth Day are climate change, conservation and biodiversity, education, energy, food and agriculture, green economy, green schools, recycling and waste reduction, sustainable development, and water use.

Some simple things you can do to help the environment are: ride a bike instead of using the car, recycle, take shorter showers and invest in a water-saving shower head, plant some trees (australian natives), buy local and organic products, conserve water, don't litter, use environmentally friendly cleaning products and finally, try to email rather than send mail.