Earth Day

American Catholic: Earth Day
A Catholic look at Earth Day with resources on environmental information, stewardship of creation, and St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology.
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Francis/earthday.asp

Chemists Celebrate Earth Day
The American Chemical Society provides activities that are designed to enhance public awareness of contributions made through chemistry in preserving the planet and the environment.
http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=oca%5cearthday%5cindex.html

Earth Day
Small site with the history of Earth Day and a poem.
http://earth-day.123holiday.net/

Earth Day
Tells what Earth Day is and when it is celebrated.
http://www.earthsite.org/day.htm

Earth Day Canada
Includes list of year-round programs and links to sales sites.
http://www.earthday.ca

Earth Day Every Day
Includes a history of the observance, environmental timeline, a virtual tour of an arctic wildlife sanctuary, and resources for teachers. From the Wilderness Society.
http://earthday.wilderness.org/

Earth Day Information Center
Features a large collection of fact sheets and policy papers. Provided by the National Center for Public Policy Research.
http://www.nationalcenter.org/EarthDay98.html

Earth Day on Your Block
Offers activities and projects to help help celebrate in their neighborhoods; lists ideas and resources.
http://www.allspecies.org/neigh/block.htm

Earth Day Scavanger Hunt
A short game consisting of 10 multiple choice questions pertaining to the environment.
http://www.cdli.ca/~dfurey/earthday/index1.htm

International Earth Day Site
Events, history, proclamations.
http://www.earthsite.org/

Lesson Plan - Earth Day
Teaching plan for teachers of grades 2 - 3. Developed as a student project for Utah State University.
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/earthday.html

Lesson Plan: Earth Day
Teaching plan for teachers of grades 4 - 6. Includes contact information for organizations that offer materials, information, and projects for protecting the environment.
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/Earth%20Day-%20Home%20Page

Mythinglinks.org: Earth Day
Offers annotated links to sites that focus on the annual observance as well as related environmental issues.
http://www.mythinglinks.org/EarthDay2000.html

Planetpals Earth Day
Contains the history of Earth Day, along with many education exercises for children.
http://www.planetpals.com/earthday.html

Save the Planet
Find out how to save the planet in your everyday life by taking these simple steps.
http://reference.aol.com/savetheplanet

TIME Newsfile: Earth Day
A collection of environmental articles published in TIME, including cover stories on toxic waste, the ozone and global warming
http://www.time.com/time/newsfiles/environment/

US Environmental Protection Agency: Earth Day
Includes history of the celebration, listing of EPA-sponsored events, and other resources.
http://www.epa.gov/earthday/

Man vs. Nature
Editorial asserts that Earth Day is the time to challenge the environmentalist premise that man should be sacrificed in order to preserve nature. <small>(April 21, 1999)</small>
http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5200