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A registered charity, the BBC Wildlife Fund, was established to direct funds raised by the programmes to conservation charities in the field to help save the featured animals, and other species, from extinction. Saving Planet Earth enabled the Fund to raise £1 million on the night, a total which had almost doubled by the end of 2010. [1]
This was the first precursor to Earth Day. Over the next two years, Hilbert and his students worked to plan the first Earth Day. [5] Other efforts such as the Survival Project, one of the earliest educational events for environmental awareness, took place at Northwestern University on January 23, 1970. This was the first of several events held ...
Students from Cornerstone Learning Community in Florida planted wiregrass on Call to Earth Day. Together, they planted over 700 seeds to help restore the native wiregrass ecosystem.
Earth Day expanded into Europe for Earth Day 2006, and events and speeches were held in most of the EU countries. Key events included the "Festival on Climate Change" in Utrecht, the Netherlands, which was focused on "How to break away from the oil dependence," and included Earth Day founder Denis Hayes and members of the Dutch and E.U ...
Mother Nature intimidates her children to doing as Mrs. Claus asks from them. Mother Nature appears in the live action remake of The Year Without a Santa Claus, portrayed by Carol Kane. Mother Nature appears in the 2008 sequel A Miser Brothers' Christmas voiced by Patricia Hamilton. Besides Heat Miser and Snow Miser, she is also shown to be the ...
Prince William gave an emotional speech at the 21st anniversary of Child Bereavement UK about the death of his mother, Princess Diana on Thursday. He delivered the moving speech in front of ...
This social ethic primarily relates to local purchasing, moral purchasing, the sustained, and efficient use of renewable resources, the moderation of destructive use of finite resources, and the prevention of harm to common resources such as air and water quality, the natural functions of a living earth, and cultural values in a built environment.
Friday before to the Sunday after Mother's Day World Migratory Bird Day [62] Second Saturday of May. Second Saturday of May in the U.S. and Canada; Second Saturday of October in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. World Binturong Day [63] Second Saturday of May. Endangered Species Day [64] Third Friday of May Bike-to-Work Day