1. Earth Day Power Point By: Alessandra Dunoyer

2. What is Earth Day? Earth day is an event that is celebrated on April 22 nd to celebrate and demonstrate and support environmental protection en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day This is a holiday that celebrates and encourages awareness and appreciation of the environment www.answers.com › … › Holidays and Traditions › Earth DayHolidays and Traditions Earth Day

3. When and Where did it begin? In spring around in the 1970’s on April 22 nd (please don’t laugh at the name) Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day as a way to force this issue onto the national agenda. Over Twenty million Americans demonstrated in different U.S. cities, and it worked! www.epa.gov/earthday/history.htm

4. Who Found Earth Day?  Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970. Nelson was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award in recognition of his work.  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day

5. What are some examples of ways people are celebrating Earth Day this year in America?  Some people celebrate by planting  Help earth by picking up trash and recycling paper, plastic, and cans.  Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.

6. How is Orlando celebrating Earth Day this year? Orlando, Florida is full of trees and sunshine so some of you think that people celebrate by planting trees and other types of fruits veggies and flowers. Help the environment at the Central Florida Earth Day Festival. The festival will be held at Lake Eola Park on the east side on Saturday April 20 th. http://blog.orlandoavenue.com/365-things-to-do- orlando-celebrate-earth-day/Central Florida Earth Day Festival

7. What are three environmental issues we are facing in America today?  population and pollution is probably one of the biggest problems. Population and pollution caused by it, is the major problem today, you can think upon it that every social problem takes birth from increasing population directly or indirectly.