Earth Day Turns 50: 3 Ways You Can Make a Difference This Year

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It’s safe to say that Earth has seen better days. The 2010s were the hottest decade in recorded history (and 2019 the second-hottest year ever measured). Greenland is melting. Much of Australia was an inferno over the past year. Extreme weather, intensified by the climate crisis, cost the world $150 billion in 2019, and that number will only go up as the effects of the crisis deepen.

But back on April 22, 1970, things looked pretty bleak too. (How bleak? A polluted Ohio river had just caught on fire. Yes, a river was on FIRE.) On that day 50 years ago, 20 million Americans took to the street to demand clean water, clean air, and a clean environment—and it worked! The first Earth Day kick-started the environmental movement. And now every April 22 is a global day of action.

As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, let’s remember how much we can get done when we all work together to make the world a better place. The climate is in crisis, but here are three things we can do to help.

 

Change won’t come easily—it never does. But look at what happened 50 years ago! Earth Day 2020 is our chance to make the world a better place. On April 22, millions of people all over the planet will come together to demand action on the climate, and we won’t give up and we won’t quiet down. We stand united, and we will change the world.