All you need to know about Earth Day – University of Atlanta Explore, Educate and Evolve Campaign

Earth Day is an annual event created to rejoice the planet's environment and educate about pollution. The day, marked on April 22, is observed worldwide with marches, seminars, activities and service plans. 

With University of Atlanta Explore, Educate and Evolve campaign we aim to spread awareness about our mother earth and reveal a few facts with were unknown of till now. Let’s make a different and join hands to make this world a better place. 

The Earth Day

The first Earth day was celebrated in 1970. Nelson, after seeing the damage done by a 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, was encouraged to organize a national "teach-in" that was dedicated to educate the public about the environment.

Political impact

Though Earth Day may now be symbolized with small-scale tree planting and volunteer cleanup projects, the first Earth Day actually had its sights set on bigger political projects. Earth Day protests created public support for the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency, authorized by Congress in December 1970. Earth Day also aided to the causes such as clean water, clean air and protection of endangered species acts.

Few facts about that will amaze you!

                                                                              

-       The garbage in a landfill stays for about 30 years. 

-       In 1995 over 200 of the world landfills were full.

-       Each person throws away approximately four pounds of garbage every day.

-       One bus carries as many people as 40 cars!

-       More than 1/3 of all energy is used by people at home

-       Most families throw away about 88 pounds of plastic every year

-       We each use about 12,000 gallons of water every year

-       1/3 of all water is used to flush the toilet.

-       The 500 million automobiles on earth burn an average of 2 gallons of fuel a day.

-       Each gallon of fuel releases 20 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air.

-       Approximately 5 million tons of oil produced in the world each ear ends up in the ocean.

-       The energy we save when we recycle one glass bottle is enough to light a traditional light bulb for four hours

-       For every 2000 pounds of paper (1 ton) recycled, we save 7,000 gallons of water free from chemicals.

-       Recycled paper requires 64% less energy than making paper from virgin wood pulp, and can save many trees

-       Every ton of paper that is recycled saves 17 trees

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