Earth Day turns 40:

It’s official, Earth Day turns 40. The people of American have been celebrating this tribute to our planet for four decades now. Earth day was created by a Wisconsin senator and has gone on to be a major component in the environmentalism movement. It has now gone on to be celebrated in over 180 countries around the world.

If you haven’t already done so, today would be a perfect time to start a green/sustainable practice. Vow to start recycling, or reducing your consumption of wasteful products. You could also seek out a organization or group in your community that is dedicated to some aspect of green living or environmentalism, if you can’t find one consider starting one amongst friends and family. Remember even small steps towards sustainable living add up in numbers to create great change.

So go ahead and make your Earth Day resolution, but try to keep it longer then your New Year’s resolution.

If you want some great history on the start and evolution of earth day, here is a great article from National Geographic: History of Earth Day.