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Barb Pexa / Spring 2022

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8) Seventh Generation Seventh Generation is a cleaning products company that revolutionized the cleaning industry with eco- friendly cleaning products free of harmful toxins and chemicals. Unlike other eco-friendly brands which often cost more, Seventh Generation prices their items competitively, making it an affordable yet healthy choice that is not only safe for the environment, but for your family and pets. It's the one-two punch of being awesome for the environment and awesome for human health. The company also recently topped Forbes' annual "Best For The Environment" list, which highlights companies that go above and beyond standard green practices. Via Seventh Generation Did You Know? Earth Day Fun Facts • Exceeding all expectations, 20 million Americans participated in the first Earth Day observance in 1970. Celebrations effectively stopped traffic in New York City when 20,000 people packed Union Square to see actor Paul Newman and hear a speech by New York City Mayor John Lindsay, who arrived on an electric bus. • Throughout the 1970's, Earth Day observances eventually led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. • Today, Earth Day is the largest secular holiday in the world, with more than 500 million people taking part in 174 countries around the world. • Google has celebrated Earth day with animated doodles on its home page since 2001. We, humans, are trying very hard to decode the mysteries of space and reach other planets. But throughout the vastness of space, our precious tiny planet is the only place that can harbor life. Right now, it's the only place we have got. And it needs saving from the very species that claim to be the most intelligent on this planet. Earth Day is not just a movement, it's a hope that everything's not lost. That we still care for our planet and are ready to do whatever it takes to protect it.

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