Editing Earth Day (section)

=== Earth Day 2010 (40th anniversary) ===
An estimated one billion people around the world took action for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.<ref name="Heussner-2010">{{Cite news |date=April 22, 2010 |title=Earth Day, 40 Years Later: How Far Have We Come? |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Eco/earth-day-2010-40-years-earth-day/story?id=10446923 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |work=ABC News}}</ref> An estimated 20,000 partners took action on climate change and other environmental issues through climate rallies, Billion Acts of Green™, and by engaging civil leaders in plans to build a [[green economy]], connected through the online action center at Earthday.org.<ref name="EarthDay-2010a">{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2010 |title=Earth Day Network Leads U.S. and Global Activities for 40th Anniversary of Earth Day |url=https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-network-leads-u-s-and-global-activities-for-40th-anniversary-of-earth-day |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=earthday.org}}</ref> Through the Global Day of Conversation, more than 200 elected officials in more than 39 countries took part in active dialogues with their constituents about their efforts to create sustainable green economies and reduce their carbon footprints.<ref name="EarthDay-2010b">{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2010 |title=Earth Day Network Announces Line-Up of Performers, Speakers for 40th Anniversary of Earth Day |url=https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-network-announces-line-up-of-performers-speakers-for-40th-anniversary-of-earth-day |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=earthday.org}}</ref> Students around the world participated in school greenings, featuring community clean-ups, solar energy systems, school gardens, and environmental curriculum.<ref name="PennLive-2010">{{Cite web |date=April 22, 2010 |title=Earth Day 2010: Teaching kids to appreciate nature can provide lifetime of rewards |url=https://www.pennlive.com/editorials/2010/04/earth_day_2010_teaching_kids_t.html |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=Penn Live}}</ref> Earth Day Network announced a partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's Avatar Home Tree Initiative to plant one million trees in 15 countries by the end of 2010.<ref name="HuffPost-2010">{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2011 |title=Avatar Earth Day: James Cameron Film Comes Out On DVD, Inspires 'Home Tree' Earth Day 2010 |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/avatar-earth-day-release_n_546984?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHX5PGZjguE2EUmg_UFZcERovD84_LHbooZ4EcsRB8ECLFMafjkC-_XfN5VsNSacnSaBTyjFeIlhUFI3nJ2_SIPIw-LpIxbNmklbeh2euvQeb1pa-0o1izuT7Q_QBIDuumWuI1yHzktHTo6ho8lJ6308x-NGy3YVe62aDifqMnBj |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=Huffpost}}</ref>

The Climate Rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., drew in more than 150,000 activists to demand that U.S. Congress pass comprehensive climate legislation in 2010.<ref name="Pester-2017">{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2017 |title=Earth Day: Facts & History |url=https://www.livescience.com/50556-earth-day-facts-history.html |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=Live Science}}</ref> The nine-hour event featured more than 70 high-profile speakers, including leadership from the faith, labor, civil rights, environmental communities, the private sector, leading climate scientists, celebrities, Cabinet Secretaries, international political leaders, and local government officials.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

In partnership with the Peace Corps, Earth Day Network worked with local volunteers to implement environmental and civic education programs, tree plantings, village clean-ups, and recycling seminars in rural areas in Ukraine, the Philippines, Georgia, Albania, and Kolkata, India.<ref name="PeaceCorps-2010">{{Cite web |date=April 22, 2010 |title=Peace Corps Celebrates Earth Day |url=https://www.peacecorps.gov/news/library/peace-corps-celebrates-earth-day |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=Peace Corps}}</ref> In 2010, Earth Day Network also established a satellite office in Kolkata, India.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

As part of a nationwide commemoration of the 40th anniversary in Morocco, the government announced a unique National Charter for the Environment and Sustainable Development, the first commitment of its kind in Africa and the Arab world, which will inform new environmental laws for the country. The Kingdom of Morocco also pledged to plant one million trees.<ref name="ENS-2010">{{Cite web |date=April 22, 2010 |title=Morocco's National Earth Charter a First for the Arab World |url=http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2010/2010-04-22-01.html |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=Environment News Service}}</ref>

Internationally, a new episode from [[SpongeBob SquarePants season 7|season 7]] of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' aired, by the name of "[[SpongeBob's Last Stand]]".