Earth Day

I found an article from the New York Times about Earth Day and just want to share some of it with everyone. Nearly 20 million Americans attended the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970. Earth Day has spread globally with thousands of events in over 180 countries. In the beginning, this event influenced environmental politics and triggered national legislation such as the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. "Earth Day is a commitment to make life better, not just bigger and faster," said by the organizers of the first celebration. "It is a day to re-examine the ethic of individual progress at mankind's expense."

In the beginning the organizers took no money from corporations. While their are more supporters today and it's just as widely marked, the movement doesn't seem to have the same kind of support it had four decades ago. Today it has turned into a market for selling a variety of goods and services. This is a need to make money from corporations or to become partners with them, if to change social behavior. Even though it seems this event is now to make money, corporations feel that Earth Day is to get their customers informed and to learn about environmentally friendly changes.