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When is Earth Day 2009? April 22nd, 2009 kicks off Earth Day which was first officially celebrated in 1970, and marks the start of the modern environmental movement. But as the global warming crisis grows, no one can afford to limit their attention to our planet to just a single day. Consider that the summer of 2006 was the hottest year on record in the U.S….that enough Arctic sea ice to fill the state Texas has melted in the last 30 years…that as many as 37% of plant and animale species could be wiped out by 2050 due to climate change.

It’s scary, but there ARE things we can do, both as individuals and in our communities. Here are some simple changes one person can make right now…

1) Replace light bulbs with long-lasting compact fluorescent bulbs…
2) …and turn off the lights when you leave a room!
3) Don’t charge your cellphone overnight.
4) Bring your own coffee mug to your favorite java joint.
5) Turn OFF your office computer at the end of the day and on the weekend.
6) Whenever possible, use washable microfiber cloths in place of paper towels.
7) Cancel the phone book delivery (use our online one here!)
Collect rainwater and use it for watering outdoor plants.
9) Turn off your dishwasher’s “dry” cycle
10) Sign up for online banking to eliminate paper statements.

For groups or families, celebrate Earth Day 2009 by… 1) Planting trees.
2) Creating a community garden.
3) Going for a hike in an endangered area.
4) Coordinating a household hazardous waste collection with your town.
5) Donating old cell phones to save African gorillas (eco-cell.org)
6) Cleaning up a nearby pond, river, stream, etc.

There are small things you can do every day to reverse the effect that climate change is having on our world. One person CAN make a difference. Find even more easy steps at our 52 Ways to Save the Planet. Make every day an “Earth Day”!

Find local Earth Day 2009 events here:

Alaska Earth Day Events
Earth Day, Anchorage, AK – April 22, 2009, 9:00 AM

Alabama Earth Day Events
Earth Day At The Gardens, Birmingham, AL – April 26, 2009, 1:00 PM
Earth Day Mobile Bay, Fairhope, AL – April 25, 2009, 10:00 AM
Shoals Earth Day Fest, Florence, AL – April 25, 2009, 10:00 AM

Arkansas Earth Day Events
Earth Day Celebration, Russellville, AR – April 20, 2009, 11:00 PM

Arizona Earth Day Events
Tucson Earth Day Festival And Parade, Tucson, AZ – April 4, 2009, 9:00 AM

California Earth Day Events
Berkeley Earth Day, Berkeley, CA – April 25, 2009, 12:00 PM
Earth Day Celebration, Long Beach, CA – April 25, 2009, 9:00 AM
Earth Day Celebration, Long Beach, CA – April 26, 2009, 9:00 AM
Earth Day Expo, Los Angeles, CA – April 18, 2009, 10:00 AM
Earth Day Expo, Los Angeles, CA – April 19, 2009, 10:00 AM
John Muir Birthday – Earth Day Celebration, Martinez, CA – April 18, 2009, 10:00 AM
Earth Day, Napa, CA – April 25, 2009, 10:00 AM
EarthDance Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film, Oakland, CA – April 3, 2009, 6:00 PM
EarthDance Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film, Oakland, CA – April 3, 2009, 8:00 PM
Oakland EarthExpo, Oakland, CA – April 15, 2009, 10:00 AM
Earth Day, Oakland, CA – April 18, 2009, 9:00 AM
Earth Day – Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival, Olympic Valley, CA – April 17, 2009, 7:00 PM
Earth Day Festival, Olympic Valley, CA – April 18, 2009, 10:00 AM
Herbs In The Garden, Herbs In The Kitchen, Palo Alto, CA – April 25, 2009, 10:00 AM
Earth Day E-Waste Recycling Event, Pleasanton, CA – April 17, 2009, 12:00 PM
Earth Day E-Waste Recycling Event, Pleasanton, CA – April 18, 2009, 9:00 AM
Earth Day E-Waste Recycling Event, Pleasanton, CA – April 19, 2009, 9:00 AM
West County Earth Day Festival, Richmond, CA – April 21, 2009, 11:00 AM
Sacramento Earth Day, Sacramento, CA – April 26, 2009, 11:00 AM
Earth Stroll, San Francisco, CA – April 18, 2009, 10:00 AM
Party for the Planet – Earth Day Celebration, San Francisco, CA – April 18, 2009, 10:00 AM
EarthDance Film Festival, South Lake Tahoe, CA – April 17, 2009, 7:00 PM
Earth Day Celebration, Vallejo, CA – April 18, 2009, 11:00 PM

Colorado Earth Day Events
Earth Day, Denver, CO – April 19, 2009, 10:00 AM
Earth Day Fair, Denver, CO – April 22, 2009, 10:00 AM
Earth Day, Greeley, CO – April 22, 2009, 10:00 AM

Washington, D.C. Earth Day Events
National Sustainable Design Expo, Washington, DC – April 18, 2009, 12:00 PM
National Sustainable Design Expo, Washington, DC – April 19, 2009, 9:00 AM
National Sustainable Design Expo, Washington, DC – April 20, 2009, 9:00 AM

Florida Earth Day Events
Conservancy Of Southwest Florida Annual Earth Day Festival, Naples, FL – April 18, 2009, 9:00 AM
Conservancy Of Southwest Florida Annual Earth Day Festival, Naples, FL – April 19, 2009, 12:00 PM
Pensacola Earth Day Festival, Pensacola, FL – April 18, 2009, 10:00 AM

Georgia Earth Day Events
Georgia Tech’s Earth Day Celebration, Atlanta, GA – April 17, 2009, 10:00 AM
Earth Day, Atlanta, GA – April 18, 2009, 10:00 AM
Progressive Energy and Environment Congress 2, Atlanta, GA – April 20, 2009, 11:00 PM
Progressive Energy and Environment Congress 2, Atlanta, GA – April 21, 2009, 11:00 PM
Progressive Energy and Environment Congress 2, Atlanta, GA – April 22, 2009, 11:00 PM
EarthShare Georgia Earth Day 2009 Leadership Breakfast, Atlanta, GA – April 24, 2009, 8:00 AM
EarthShare Georgia Earth Day 2009 Leadership Breakfast, Atlanta, GA – April 24, 2009, 8:00 AM
Party for the Planet Earth Day Celebration, Atlanta, GA – April 25, 2009, 10:00 AM
EcoRun and 1 Mile Fun Run, Buford, GA – April 18, 2009, 8:00 AM
Fayette County Earth Day Festival, Peachtree City, GA – April 25, 2009, 10:00 AM

Hawaii Earth Day Events
Earth Day Fair, Hilo, HI – April 24, 2009, 9:00 AM
Maui Earth Day Festival, Paia, HI – April 19, 2009, 10:00 AM

Iowa Earth Day Events
Earth Day, Muscatine, IA – April 17, 2009, 4:00 PM

Idaho Earth Day Events
Planting Day, Boise, ID – April 25, 2009, 8:00 AM
Plant a Tree!, Boise, ID – April 25, 2009, 8:00 AM

Kansas Earth Day Events
Earth Day Activities, Kansas City, KS – April 16, 2009, 12:00 PM
Earth Day Activities, Kansas City, KS – April 28, 2009, 5:00 PM
Earth Day Activities, Leawood, KS – April 25, 2009, 5:00 PM
Earth Day Activities, Leawood, KS – April 26, 2009, 7:00 AM
Earth Day Activities, Leawood, KS – April 26, 2009, 11:00 AM
Earth Day Activities, Leawood, KS – April 26, 2009, 5:00 PM
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nations Earth Day Celebration, Mayetta, KS – April 26, 2009, 10:00 AM
Earth Day, Olathe, KS – April 25, 2009, 4:00 PM
Earth Day, Olathe, KS – April 26, 2009, 4:00 PM

Kentucky Earth Day Events
Celebrate National Wildlife Week And Earth Day – Pine Cone Bird Feeders, Frankfort, KY – April 21, 2009, 1:00 PM
Celebrate National Wildlife Week And Earth Day – A Humble Abode for Toads, Frankfort, KY – April 21, 2009, 1:00 PM
Celebrate National Wildlife Week And Earth Day – Rain Gardens, Frankfort, KY – April 22, 2009, 12:00 PM
Celebrate National Wildlife Week And Earth Day – Wildflower Hike, Frankfort, KY – April 25, 2009, 1:00 PM
Earth Day Celebration, Jamestown, KY – April 25, 2009, 9:00 AM
Earth Day Fun, Lexington, KY – April 18, 2009, 2:00 PM

Massachusetts Earth Day Events
Earth Day – Environmental Career Forum, Salem, MA – April 13, 2009, 10:00 AM
Student Poster and Art Competition, Salem, MA – April 13, 2009, 11:00 AM
Earth Day – Panel Discussion, Salem, MA – April 13, 2009, 1:00 PM
Earth Day Film and Speaker Series – Get to Know Your H2O, Salem, MA – April 14, 2009, 12:00 PM
Earth Day – Blind Water Taste Test, Salem, MA – April 14, 2009, 3:00 PM
Earth Day Film, Salem, MA – April 15, 2009, 1:00 PM
Earth Day – Discussion and Blind Water Taste Test, Salem, MA – April 16, 2009, 11:00 AM
Earth Day – Discussion, Salem, MA – April 17, 2009, 2:00 PM
Earth Day – Social Hour, Salem, MA – April 22, 2009, 6:00 PM

Maine Earth Day Events
Earth Day, Bar Harbor, ME – April 18, 2009, 10:00 AM

Michigan Earth Day Events
Earth Day Festival, Ann Arbor, MI – April 26, 2009, 12:00 PM
Earth Day Expo, Rochester, MI – April 18, 2009, 10:00 AM
Earth Day Expo, Rochester, MI – April 19, 2009, 10:00 AM

Missouri Earth Day Events
Earth Day Activities, Kansas City, MO – April 4, 2009, 7:00 AM
Earth Day Activities, Kansas City, MO – April 24, 2009, 9:00 AM
EarthWalk, Kansas City, MO – May 9, 2009, 10:00 AM
EarthFest, Kansas City, MO – May 9, 2009, 11:00 AM
Earth Day Activities, Kansas City, MO – May 15, 2009, 9:00 AM
St. Louis Earth Day Festival, Saint Louis, MO – April 26, 2009, 11:00 AM

Montana Earth Day Events
E-rase your E-waste and Earth Day, Great Falls, MT – April 25, 2009, 9:00 AM

North Carolina Earth Day Events
Earth Action Day Celebration, Chapel Hill, NC – April 18, 2009, 12:00 PM
Durham Earth Day Festival, Durham, NC – April 25, 2009, 12:00 PM
Davie County Earth Day, Mocksville, NC – April 25, 2009, 7:00 AM
Earth Day Energy Fair, Raleigh, NC – April 22, 2009, 10:00 AM
Earth Day Concert, Raleigh, NC – April 24, 2009, 6:00 PM

North Dakota Earth Day Events
Earth Day, Bismarck, ND – April 20, 2009, 3:00 PM

Nebraska Earth Day Events
Earth Day, Omaha, NE – April 18, 2009, 11:00 AM

New Jersey Earth Day Events
Rutgers Ag Field Day, New Brunswick, NJ – April 25, 2009, 10:00 AM

Nevada Earth Day Events
Earth Day and Town Clean Up, Pahrump, NV – April 25, 2009, 11:00 PM
Earth Day, Reno, NV – April 19, 2009, 10:00 AM
South Lake Tahoe Earth Day Festival, Stateline, NV – April 25, 2009, 10:00 AM

New York Earth Day Events
Earth Day Expedition, East Aurora, NY – April 18, 2009, 11:00 AM
Earth Fair, New York, NY – April 24, 2009, 12:00 PM
Earth Fair, New York, NY – April 25, 2009, 11:00 AM
Earth Day in Central Park, New York, NY – April 26, 2009, 12:00 PM
Earth Day Celebration, Rye, NY – April 26, 2009, 1:00 PM
Earth Day, Valhalla, NY – April 19, 2009, 10:00 AM

Ohio Earth Day Events
Earthfest, Cleveland, OH – April 19, 2009, 10:00 AM
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Earth Day Celebration, Cleveland, OH – April 22, 2009, 10:00 AM
Green Fest, North Ridgeville, OH – April 18, 2009, 9:00 AM

Oregon Earth Day Events
Earth Day Eugene, Eugene, OR – April 18, 2009, 11:00 AM
Earth Day Run, Tigard, OR – April 25, 2009, 8:00 AM

Pennsylvania Earth Day Events
Earth Day, Jim Thorpe, PA – April 18, 2009, 11:00 AM
Earth Day, Jim Thorpe, PA – April 19, 2009, 11:00 AM
Childrens Health Earth Day Contest, Philadelphia, PA – April 22, 2009, 12:00 PM
Berks County Earth Day, Reading, PA – April 19, 2009, 12:00 PM

South Carolina Earth Day Events
Earth Day Music Fest And Expo, Myrtle Beach, SC – April 18, 2009, 11:00 AM
Earth Day Birthday, Rock Hill, SC – April 25, 2009, 10:00 AM

Tennessee Earth Day Events
EarthFest, Knoxville, TN – April 18, 2009, 10:00 AM
Nashville Earth Day Festival, Nashville, TN – April 18, 2009, 11:00 AM
Earth Day, Oak Ridge, TN – April 25, 2009, 11:00 AM

Texas Earth Day Events
Earth Day, Dallas, TX – April 17, 2009, 10:00 AM
Earth Day Festival, Sherman, TX – April 18, 2009, 9:00 AM

Virginia Earth Day Events
Alexandria Earth Day, Alexandria, VA – April 25, 2009, 10:00 AM
Earth Day at Loudoun, Ashburn, VA – April 26, 2009, 11:00 AM

Washington Earth Day Events
Chewelah Earth Day Fair, Chewelah, WA – April 25, 2009, 10:00 AM
Swinomish Tribe Earth Day Celebration, La Conner, WA – April 25, 2009, 9:00 AM
Duwamish Alive! Earth Day Celebration, Tukwila, WA – April 18, 2009, 10:00 AM

Wisconsin Earth Day Events
Earth Day, Whitewater, WI – April 22, 2009, 11:00 PM

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