Tag Archive "earth-day"

Earth Day aims to preserve, conserve, renew

The year was 1969. I was in my second year of teaching in Canada when an American environmentalist named John McConnell proposed a global holiday to celebrate peace, justice and the integrity of creation. It was named, simply, Earth Day.

Making some Earth Day resolutions

Another year passes and another Earth Day rolls around full of hope and inspiration and the promise of a brighter future.