Editing Earth Day (section)

=== Earth Day 2012 ===
A Billion Acts of Green were achieved on Earth Day 2012, with Earth Day Network announcing the accomplishment at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio.<ref name="IISD-2012">{{Cite web |date=April 22, 2012 |title=Earth Day Network's "A Billion Acts of Green" |url=http://sdg.iisd.org/news/earth-day-network%E2%80%99s-a-billion-acts-of-green-campaign-reaches-goal |access-date=February 2, 2021 |website=Campaign Reaches Goal - IISD}}</ref><ref name="Earthday-2021a">{{Cite web |title=Billion Acts of Green Counter |url=https://www.earthday.org/billion |access-date=February 2, 2021 |website=earthday.org.}}</ref> A Billion Acts of Green is billed as the world's largest environmental service campaign, inspiring and rewarding both simple individual acts and larger organizational initiatives that further the goal of measurably reducing carbon emissions and supporting sustainability.<ref name="CNN-2012">{{Cite web |date=April 22, 2012 |title='Acts of Green' urged as Earth Day is celebrated around the world |url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/22/world/earth-day/index.html |access-date=February 2, 2021 |website=CNN}}</ref>
<ref name="Brake-2011">{{Cite web |date=March 3, 2011 |title=A Billion Acts of Green: Earth Day 2011 |url=http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/a-billion-acts-green-earth-day-2011/371 |access-date=February 2, 2021 |website=Earth Times}}</ref> The Campaign for Communities engaged elected officials in finding solutions to local environmental challenges.<ref name="Earthday-2021b">{{Cite web |title=Campaign for Communities |url=https://www.earthday.org/campaign/campaignforcommunities |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=earthday.org}}</ref> Faith programs saw Catholic parishes and churches across the U.S.  take action on Earth Day through sermons and other activities, including four events at the National Cathedral and a conference at the St. Sophia Cathedral and National Religious Coalition on Creation Care (NRCC).<ref name="BlessedEarth-2012">{{Cite web |date=February 3, 2021 |title=Earth Day 2012 – A time to Celebrate |url=http://www.blessedearth.org/blogs/earth-day-2012-a-time-to-celebrate |website=Blessed Earth|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412075537/http://www.blessedearth.org/blogs/earth-day-2012-a-time-to-celebrate |archive-date=April 12, 2021 }}</ref><ref name="GTownDish-2012">{{Cite web |date=April 22, 2012 |title=Earth Day: Because It Is Right |url=http://www.thegeorgetowndish.com/thedish/earth-day-because-it-right |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=The Georgetown Dish}}</ref><ref name="EpiNS-2012">{{Cite web |date=April 24, 2012 |title=Episcopalians join religious voices at climate change conference |url=https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2012/04/24/episcopalians-join-religious-voice-at-climate-change-conference |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=Episcopal News Service}}</ref> Mobilize the Earth™ events throughout all of India's states and geographic regions, coordinated by Earth Day Network India, included rallies, concerts, competitions, seminars, art shows, plantation drives, signature campaigns, and workshops.<ref name="Earthday-2021c">{{Cite web |title=India |url=https://www.earthday.org/india |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=earthday.org}}</ref><ref name="C40-2012">{{Cite web |date=April 23, 2012 |title=How did your city celebrate Earth Day? |url=https://www.c40.org/blog_posts/how-did-your-city-celebrate-earth-day |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=C40 Cities|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531200445/https://www.c40.org/blog_posts/how-did-your-city-celebrate-earth-day |archive-date=May 31, 2021 }}</ref><ref name="TNN-2012">{{Cite news |date=April 22, 2012 |title=Schools celebrate Earth Day |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/Schools-celebrate-Earth-Day/articleshow/12818226.cms |access-date=February 3, 2021 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>