Questão 3170368

Earth Day

1. Environmental activism during the 1960s _____ (inspire) Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson to
2. create a national celebration uniting the environmental movement. With the help of Denis Hayes,
3. a graduate student at Harvard University, Nelson organized the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970,
4. educating participants on the importance of environmental conservation. _____ (attend) by 20
5. million people across the United States, the event _____ (strengthen) support for legislation such
6. as the Clean Air Act (updated in 1970) and the Endangered Species Act (1973). In 1990, Hayes
7. organized a global Earth Day, with more than 200 million participants in more than 140 countries.
8. Earth Day now brings together citizens and activists from around the world to raise awareness
9. and take action regarding such environmental concerns as global warming and renewable energy.
10. It is an established annual celebration that honors the achievements of the environmental
11. movement and raises awareness of the need to protect Earth’s natural resources for future
12. generations. It is celebrated on April 22 in the United States and on either April 22 or the day the
13. spring equinox occurs throughout the rest of the world.
14. The Earth Day Network (EDN), which brings together more than 20,000 partners and
15. organizations in 190 countries, supports the Earth Day mission year-round. This mission is founded
16. on the premise that all people have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable environment. The Earth
17. Day Network pursues this mission through education, public policy, and activism campaigns. These
18. campaigns bring together more than 1 billion participants every year, making it one of the largest
19. public, secular events in the world.
20. The Earth Day Network pursues a set of core goals. The first is to broaden the meaning of
21. the environment to include issues such as climate change, green schools and environmental
22. curricula, green jobs, and renewable energy. The second is to diversify the movement by providing
23. civic engagement opportunities at the local, state, national, and global levels around the world.
24. And the third, to mobilize communities by working with partner organizations to provide
25. opportunities for all citizens to become active in the environmental movement.
26. This set of goals underlines Earth Day events and actions around the world. Elected officials
27. can meet individuals and organizations to discuss environmental issues and encourage lifestyle
28. changes such as reducing carbon footprint or recycling e-waste. Supporters might take action to
29. raise awareness about climate change or work to conserve the world's biodiversity. Educators and
30. the general public can use Earth Day’s education programs, which contain resources and solutions,
31. to create a healthier, more sustainable planet. Advocates support projects that develop renewable
32. energy sources and technologies as means of transitioning off of nonrenewable sources, such as
33. coal and oil.
34. Supporters can raise awareness about farming practices, such as the use of chemical
35. pesticides, which contribute to environmental degradation, and also advocate for greater support
36. of organic, local, and sustainable agricultural techniques. That may also help the creation of green
37. industries and jobs that are connected to renewable energy sources. The “GREEN Schools
38. Campaign” includes a focus on healthy school lunches, environmental classroom activities,
39. outreach to local and national leaders, and an emphasis on sustainable building techniques.
40. Supporters also work to encourage recycling and waste reduction, besides promoting
41. environmental practices that respect biodiversity and the natural world for sustainable
42. development.
43. In only 40 years, Earth Day has evolved from a single day celebrating the environmental
44. movement in the United States to a global network that empowers more than a billion people to
45. better understand, protect, and improve the environment.

(Available at: education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/earth-day/– text specially adapted for this test).

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