Earth Day, Get Green'd.

Today is Earth Day, and we at Northwest Active would like to help you get involved. According to Earth Day Network, there have been about 31,466,162,000 acts of "green." This can be anything from replanting a few evergreen trees in a clear cut area, to driving the new fuel efficient hybrid car, or even replacing a dishwasher with a new energy-star rated appliance! So, what green act can you do today? If you decide to participate in the green movement make sure to go to the Earth Day Network and add your green act to the counter on the homepage!

The Earth Day Network website addresses many core issues such as water treatment and conservation, sustainable energy, and even the issue of people disregarding the green movement for nothing more than a marketing ploy. So, after you have looked at the core issues on the website, you might be wondering how you can get connected and help out? Well, Earth Day Network has posted hundreds of events going on today and throughout the weekend. The Climate Rally on the National Mall, in Washington DC on Sunday, April 25th is the scheduled main event! Thousands of people will be gathering to enact a comprehensive climate bill that the United States Government has failed to create in the past. So for you Northwesters that will be on the East Coast this weekend make sure to check this event out for some popular performance artist from the Sting to John Legend, and to listen to great speakers pushing for climate change in the USA and worldwide!

However, if you're not planning on being in our Nation's capital don't worry; the Northwest has hundreds of it's own events going down today and throughout this weekend! Make sure to head to the homepage of Earth Day Network to check out the events in your local area! It is easy as clicking on the "Events" tab and entering your address to see the list of local events! Check it out, and get connected with some interesting, fun and cool people this weekend with the common goal of making the earth a little bit cleaner each and everyday!

Enjoy the Earth!