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(51)It'sadaytocelebrate,atimetoeducate,andawaytomakeadifference.EarthDaywasfirstobservedonApril22,1970.ThetraditionbeganintheUnitedStatesandisnowaninternationalfocalpointforpeoplewhoareconcernedabouttheenvironment.
ImagineatimebeforetheCleanAirAct,theCleanWaterAct,theEndangeredSpeciesAct,andeventheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.Hottopicsofthetimewereindustrialpollution,nuclearaccidents,oildependency,pesticides,andavarietyofsocialissues.However,policymakerswerenotyetactingonmanyimportantenvironmentalproblems.
EarthDaygrewoutofgrassrootsactionandinstitutionalSupport.StudentleaderDenisHayesandWisconsinSenatorGaylordNelsonweretwokeyorganizersforthefirstevent.Over20millionconcernedcitizensralliedforcleanairandwater.Collegestudentswereamajorforceinthecampaign,althoughparticipantsofallageswereinvolved.Still,wecannotreallycreditahandfulofindividualsforthesuccessofEarthDay.Afterall,amajormessageofEarthDayisthateverysinglepersonhasanimportantroleintheenvironment.
(52)ThefirstEarthDaywasverysuccessful,inspiringthepassageofcongressionalprotectionforair,water,andendangeredspecies.MomentumfromthedemonstrationalsofueledtheformationoftheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.
Thirtyyearslater,thefocushaschangedbuttheurgencyremainsthesame.Duetoincreasingamountsofscientificevidencethatfossilfuelsarechangingtheglobalclimate,thethemeforEarthDay2000isCleanEnergy.ThefourmajorgoalsofEarthDay2000arecleancam,cleanpower,cleanair,andcleaninvestments.
April22nd,2000isthe__________years'anniversaryoftheEarthDay. A.30th
B.20th
C.10th
D.100th
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