The World celebrate Earth Day, Let's do it Everyday

The World celebrated the Earth Day on April 22, 2008 with much fanfare. Millions of people took part in rallies, organize special functions, take a pledge to save the Earth and many more events followed. Newspapers, websites, blogs published articles on the Earth Day and TV Channels had a busy day showing the celebrations and events. But do we really care about our Earth? A question we need to answer after making a self-introspection.

The first Earth Day was observed in 1970. It was the brain child of Gaylord Nelson, a US Senator from Wisconsin. Now it has become a global event. More than one billion people across the globe come together to take a pledge to save the Earth from danger and take steps to preserve the environment.

While the world is fighting the rise in pollution, global warming, climate change, heavy use of CO2 gas and other pollutants such as plastic and toxic materials, each of us need to take a definite stand on this issue. If we really care about our planet and environment, let's start working straightway. We don't need any support to make our Earth greener and pollution-free. Start it from home and the message will spread across the globe. No pledge, no statement. It's time to act. We need to prove that "action speaks louder than words".