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took to the streets, college campuses and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ignorance and demand a new way forward for our planet. Fifty years ago Earth Day was a unified response to an environment in crisis—oil spills, smog, rivers so polluted they literally caught fire. That first Earth Day is credited with launching the modern environmental movement, and is now recognizes as the planet's largest civic event. Today, climate change represents the biggest challenge to the future of humanity and the life-support systems that make our world habitable. This years' theme of climate action is forefront as many demonstrations and protests will take place not only in America but worldwide. Action as the operative word stands in contrast to just merely acknowledging that climate change is happening. Earth Day continues to hold major international significance: In 2016, the United Nations chose Earth Day as the day when the historic Paris Agreement on climate change was signed into force. "Despite that amazing success and decades of environmental progress, we find ourselves facing an even more dire, almost existential, set of global environmental challenges, from loss of biodiversity to climate change to plastic pollution, that call for action at all levels of government," said Denis Hayes, the organizer of the first Earth Day in 1970 and Earth Day Network's Board Chair Emeritus. "Progress has slowed, climate change impacts grow, and our adversaries have become better financed," said Earth Day Network president Kathleen Rogers. "We find ourselves today in a world facing global threats that demand a unified global response. For Earth Day 2020, we will build a new generation of environmentalist activists, engaging millions of people worldwide." earthday.org/ Ten Easy Ways To Live A More Eco-Friendly Lifestyle If you've resolved to live a more eco- friendly lifestyle this new year, you might feel a little overwhelmed about all of the big changes in your life. Starting something new can be stressful when you are unsure where to begin. Rest assured, you have already completed the most difficult step—deciding to make a change. Focus on smaller changes you can make easily before you tackle the more difficult steps of your eco-friendly resolution. Here are some easy and small changes you can make in your everyday life to help live a more eco-friendly lifestyle: 1. Eat Less Meat Believe it or not, cutting back on your consumption of meat can make a huge