Earth Day
April 22nd is Earth Day, an international celebration of Mother Nature, and a day where anyone can become an activist for the environment. Senator Gaylord Nelson, Congressman Pete McCloskey, and Denis Hayes are credited with the institution of the April 22nd Earth Day Celebrations when they announced plans for a national environmental teach-in on that date in 1970. The event soon spilled out of the classroom and onto the streets of many major cities as activists hit the pavement in protest against pollution and for environmental change. Since that first Earth Day in 1970 people have used the day to plan events around cleaning up their local communities.
Programming
Sunday, 4/20, 4:30pm ET
Growing Up Green
A look at a school-reform initiative in Michigan that focuses on the environments students inhabit
Monday, 4/21, 1:30am ET
Greening Mid-Michigan
Mid-Michigan is getting greener! Follow green infrastructure planning in MI counties
Monday, 4/21, 7:30pm ET
Great Lakes Now: Summer Recreation
Stories from around the Great Lakes basin, touching on both urban and rural issues
Monday, 4/21, 9pm ET
Lean, Mean, and Green
Traces successful community-led revitalization efforts in the Detroit and other post-industrial cities
Tuesday, 4/22, 2:30am ET
Rebels With A Cause
Dedicated conservationists who fought to preserve open spaces near San Francisco are spotlighted
Tuesday, 4/22, 3:30am ET
We've Got the Power
A look at how America can replace fossil fuels with clean energy in an economically beneficial way
Tuesday, 4/22, 9pm ET
American Masters: A Fierce Green Fire
The first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement
Resources
Earth Day Network
Working with over 22,000 partners in 192 countries to mobilize the environmental movement
