EARTH DAY!!!

Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. While this first Earth Day was focused on the United States, an organization launched by Denis Hayes, who was the original national coordinator in 1970, took it international in 1990 and organized events in 141 nations. Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year.Numerous communities celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of activities focused on environmental issues. In 2009, the United Nations designated April 22 International Mother Earth Day.

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THIS YEAR, Earth Day's theme is themed after A Billion Acts of Green: our people-powered campaign to generate a billion acts of environmental service and advocacy before Rio +20. Check out the cool new Billion Acts of Green Facebook app on
http://apps.facebook.com/billionactsofgreen

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And see what 2011 Earth Day is about and what you can do to inspire the community
http://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2011

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CELEBRATE EARTH DAY AT THE MOVIES!

Be the first to see the breathtaking new animated adventure, Mia and the Migoo, and help us plant trees! GKIDS is donating 100% of Earth Day weekend ticket proceeds to The Canopy Project to plant trees in deforested areas around the globe.

Goto http://www.gkids.tv/earthday/ and check when the show is about to hit your city.

Created from an astonishing 500,000 hand-painted frames of animation, MIA AND THE MIGOO is a beautiful and thrilling family adventure, with stunning backgrounds inspired by Van Gogh, Monet, and Cezanne. The film is a man-against-nature fable, pitting wild-haired young heroine Mia against the forces of destruction, with the future of life on Earth in the balance.

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