Thursday, April 22, is Earth Day; here are resources for observing it:
- The official Earth Day website includes news stories and resources. Some have rural resonance, such as the one about reducing farming emissions with regenerative agriculture or an e-book that highlights the reverence for the Earth all religions share.
- This year's theme is "Invest in Our Planet". One article explains: "This year, EarthDay.org wants to draw everyone’s attention to the ROI of investing in the Earth. Instead of focusing on the 37,000 jobs that will disappear with the American coal industry, they want people to notice that solar power already employs 250,000 workers and is growing five times faster than the overall job growth rate in the U.S. A worldwide commitment to sustainability could revolutionize the global economy just as the space race spurred the rapid transition from an analog to a digital world in the 20th century, and industrialization introduced the modern era in the 19th."
- Search this map for Earth Day events in your area, or plan and register one yourself. As the map shows, many events are in rural areas.
- A recent study discusses rural Americans' attitudes toward the environment and conservation. In summary, rural Americans tend to support natural resource conservation but are often less supportive of environmental regulations.
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