Earth Day

Earth Day really means nothing to me because nobody in my family or me celebrate Earth Day.  I may have participated in some type of Earth Day celebration when I was in Elementary School or something, but that would be really the only time I have ever celebrated Earth Day.  3 facts about Earth Day I didn't already know are: 

* Earth Day was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin who wanted to respond to an oil spill off Santa Barbara, California. President Bill Clinton awarded Sen. Nelson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995 for his role as Earth Day founder.

* The first Earth Day got a lot of attention when more than 20 million people participated and by the end of 1970, Congress authorized the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

* Although Earth Day originated in the United States, it went global in 1990 with 140 countries participating. In 2000, more than 180 countries participated.

The kind of things we should do to celebrate this day is to properly recycle things and plant trees just to name a few.