Adua dua pendapat tentang earth day, salah satu menggunakan 21 Maret sebagai earth equinox, namun ada yg memperingati pada tanggal 22 April.
Rasanya sepele, tapi kalau anda tengok2 perseteruannya, ternyata berbau poiltik juga. Perebutan pengaruh dua senator Amrik. Satuhal yg perlu dip[erhatikan disini adalah "KLAIM". Klaim sepertinya sangat sepele, seperti halnya "saiapa yg menemukan Banyuurip Field ?" sebuah kalimat sederhana yg bisa berbuntut panjang karena ada yg menganggap klaim sebagai hal yg pening dan ada yg menganggap hal yg sepele. Namun saya yakin "klaim" suatu saat akan menjadi hal yg sangat penting RDP -----quote ---- http://www.solcomhouse.com/earthday.htm *The Tale of The Two Earth Days* The first EARTH DAY, celebrated in the United States, was on March 21, 1970. It has been celebrated each year thereafter at the United Nations, bringing attention to its original purpose: peace, justice and the care of Earth. * Earth Day March* Wednesday, March 20, 2002 Earth Day -was first proposed by John McConnell in early October 1969 to a few members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and other community leaders especially interested in caring for and improving our natural environment. * * *John McConnell* On November 25, 1969, the final day of the UNESCO National Conference, "Man, and His Environment," Cynthia Wayburn, one of the youth leaders on Mr. McConnell's Earth Day Committee, presented the idea and showed the Earth Flag during this presentation at the luncheon. On March 21, 1970. The first Proclamation of Earth Day was by San Francisco, the City of Saint Francis, patron saint of ecology. *United Nations Symbol* Designating the First Day of Spring, March 21, 1970 to be Earth Day, this day was later sanctioned in a Proclamation signed by Secretary General U Thant at the United Nations where it is observed each year. From the beginning the proposal called for observance of Earth Day on March 21st, which is the Vernal Equinox. This is the moment when night and day are equal throughout the Earth --reminding us of Earth's beautiful systems of balance which humanity has partially upset and must restore. From Humanity's earliest history people of many cultures have celebrated this day as the beginning of spring - symbolizing renewal of life. Earth Day will be observed at United Nations Headquarters in New York City on Monday, March 20, the first day of spring (Nature's Day) in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. At exactly 14:16 Eastern Standard, the moment of the vernal equinox, the Peace Bell will ring at the UN in New York followed by two minutes of silent prayer or meditation. At the same moment (8:16 p.m., March 20, in Austria) the Peace Bell at the United Nations in Vienna will ring. *For More Information visit * *The International Earth Day Site* http://www.earthsite.org/ *Earth Day April 22 * Senator Gaylord Nelson and Denis Hayes, founder of The Bullitt Foundation, are the founders of this Earth Day. * * *Senator Gaylord Nelson* In Seattle in September 1969, Gaylord Nelson announced there would be a national environmental teach-in in the Spring of 1970. The name national environmental teach-in was later changed to Earth Day. "For many years prior to Earth Day, it had been troubling to me that the state of our environment was simply a non-issue in the politics of our country. The President, the Congress, the economic power structure of the nation and the press paid almost no attention to this issue, which is of such staggering import to our future. It was clear that until we somehow got this matter into the political arena -- until it became part of the national political dialogue -- not much would ever be achieved." said Senator Nelson. Senator Nelson argued early and often against the Vietnam war, and helped pass major environmental laws in the Senate. On 4/23/06, taufiq lubis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Setelah hari kartini, tanggal 22 adalah hari bumi, "Selamat Hari Bumi", > terimakasih kami masih bisa hidup di atas mu, semoga kita makin peduli > dengan kelangsungan bumi ini, mulai dari yang kecil2 dulu aja, dan dari > lingkungan sendiri. > Semoga juga hari kartini, hari bumi, dan hari2 yang lainnya bukan hanya > dijadikan rutinitas untuk memperingati, bahan obrolan atau hanya dijadikan > simbol yang ketika hari berganti ke hari berikutnya , kita pun lupa dan tak > ada nilai yang dapat diambil.... > > Salam Oi > > > --------------------------------- > Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great > rates starting at 1ยข/min. > -- "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." Mahatma Gandhi.
