Forty years ago pioneering activists launched a movement to fight for clean air and water, and put the environment on the map! It was April of 1970 when 20 million people nationwide joined efforts and the first Earth Day took root. We owe a lot to these people but now it’s time for The Update - and everyone has a role to play. Green Columbus, the organization behind the last three central Ohio Earth Day celebrations, coordinated a toast-worthy two-part, three-day event. Part one (held on Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18) was a weekend of volunteers completing environmental service projects at worksites across central Ohio. Part two (held on Earth Day - Thursday, April 22) was a celebration of that work and the 40th anniversary of Earth Day at Franklin Park.
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See the Earth Week Program for more cool stuff through May!
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"The Update" is the name of a song by a popular hardcore punk band turned hip hop. Find out which one here.
Scholarship available to Earth Day 2010: The Update volunteers. Click here for details.
Have you seen our Earth Day bikes? They aren't for riding (at the moment)! Check them out here. (Later on, you can bid on one at the celebration and call it your very own.)
See Tad Dritz buried up to his neck in dirt! (Well, you'll actually have to find a hard copy of 614 to see that picture but you can read their article here).
Earth Day 2010: The Update is a featured event of the Earth Day Network. Click here to read the press release.
