Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Earth Day in Stamford

By Mara Hernandez-Capili

Earth Day was celebrated by advocates yesterday April 22. It was an activity that commemorated people's fight against global warming. It is also a special day where we begin to think and ponder on how we can care for our beloved planet. Thanks to Earth Day organizers, we are conscientiously reminded to be kind and not to be cruel to our surroundings. Because of Earth Day more people are becoming aware and more environmentally oriented.

Earth Hour is a part of the Earth Day campaign. It is a widely publicized event in the whole world since it requires all the country in the world to turn off their lights for one whole hour. The Earth Hour is done to save on the country and the world's energy and electricity resources. It was first experimented in Sydney, Australia were it turned out to be a huge success. Earth Hour was a successful endeavor with several countries participating for it this year.

Green jobs are another advocacy of Earth Day campaigns. Green companies nowadays are employing more and more people to do green jobs for them. What is exactly a green job? A green job is a job that helps benefit our environment and our surroundings. Green companies range from solar panel manufacturers to no-gas/ water powered vehicle manufacturers. According to President Obama's platform, there will be hundreds of green jobs/companies in the coming years.

Green artists' response to Earth Day is to create recycled art or junk art. Harvey Whitcomb is an example of an American green artist that is successful at his craft. Judging from his website one can see that he had expertly used recycled items in making his artwork.

There will be an Earth day Celebration in Stamford, Connecticut where everyone is encouraged to attend to know how to care for the Earth and be very good and caring stewards of our mother planet.

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