Earth day is every year on April 22, is a worldwide environmental movement. The first earth day activities were rising in the 1970 s in the United States campus environmental movement, this activity towards the world from the United States in the 1990 s, became a worldwide festival of environmentalists and environmental protection awareness day, on this day people of different nationality in their different way to promote and practice the concept of environmental protection.
The first earth day selection in the vernal equinox solar terms, it was a day in the world any corner of the equal length in both day and night, the sun can shine in the South Pole and North Pole at the same time, it represents the equality of the world, but also a symbol of the human to throw controversy and different between each other, harmonious coexistence. In many countries have traditionally celebrate the spring equinox solar term tradition. The United Nations has early in earth day activities every year at the vernal equinox. Earth day the day
"Earth day" one day, the United States without the country about 100 million people in the car home, in case of vehicle emission of waste gas and other harmful emissions into the air. In China, the then prime minister li peng on April 21, to address the environmental problems through the television, CCTV also played the "only one earth" special report. From now on, our country every year for the earth day "campaign.
In late February 2000, hayes to accept the invitation of the China, to come to China to participate in the "China" earth day "in 2000 China's action" to start the ceremony.
In the late 1990 s, the gaylord nelson and brookings Anderson (solar architect, author and New Hampshire "earth day" organizers) for the "earth day" make an annual state, high level of activity, set up "the earth". "Earth day" web site opened in 1995. "The earth" organization in 1999 changed its name to "earth day network," become a geared to the needs of the world, promoting "earth day" every year international activities of the organization. "Earth day" in 2000, is by the gallo nelson and Dennis hayes, leadership, the difference is that this time they, on the basis of "earth day" in 1970, joined the global public sports, and make full use of the network this emerging information means, the wisdom and passion of people of all countries together. In gaylord nelson, Dennis hayes and his comrades, today's "earth day" has really become a whole earth festival, reminding human to protect the earth, be gentle with the earth.
世界地球日即每年的4月22日,是一项世界性的环境保护运动。最早的地球日活动是1970年代于美国校园兴起的环保运动,1990年代这项活动从美国走向世界,成为全世界环保主义者的节日和环境保护宣传日,在这天不同国籍的人们以各自不同的方式宣传和实践环境保护的观念。
最初的地球日选择在春分节气,这一天在全世界的任何一个角落昼夜时长均相等,阳光可以同时照耀在南极点和北极点上,这代表了世界的平等,同时也象征着人类要抛开彼此间的争议和不同,和谐共存。传统上在很多国家都有庆祝春分节气的传统。早期联合国也在每年的春分举行世界地球日的活动。地球日当天表现
“地球日”这天,美国全国大约有1亿人把汽车放在家里不用,以防汽车排放出来的废气和其他有害的排放物散发到空气中去。在中国,当时的李鹏总理在4月21日通过电视发表了环境问题讲话,中央电视台还播放了“只有一个地球”的专题报道。从此,我国每年都进行“地球日”的纪念宣传活动。
2000年2月末,海斯接受中国的邀请,来中国参加了“中国2000年‘地球日’中国行动”启动仪式。
在20世纪90年代末,盖洛•尼尔森和布鲁司•安德森(太阳能建筑师、作家、新罕布什尔州“地球日”组织者)共同为把“地球日”办成一个年度性、高水准的活动,创办了“美国地球日”组织。“地球日”网页于1995年开通。1999年“美国地球日”组织更名为“地球日网络”,成为一个面向全世界、推动每年“地球日”国际活动的组织。2000年的“地球日”,又是由盖洛•尼尔森和丹尼斯•海斯领导,所不同的是,这次他们在1970年“地球日”的基础上,加入了全球性的公众运动,并充分利用了网络这一新兴的信息手段,把各国人民的智慧和热情都聚集在了一起。在盖洛•尼尔森、丹尼斯•海斯和其战友们的努力下,今天的“地球日”已真正成为全地球的节日,提醒着人类保护地球、善待地球。