The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. At the time, Americans were using leaded gas in huge inefficient cars. Industry created smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad news reports. Air pollution was accepted as the smell of prosperity. It was a bad time for the Earth.
Earth Day was created to bring awareness of the environment to everyone’s attention; it resulted in 20 million Americans voicing their support for a clean, healthy and safe environment.
Today we celebrate Earth Day 2014. How can we support a clean healthy environment? Think big but start small.
oReduce Energy Consumption: Turn off and unplug devices we are not using.

oSave Gas: Ride a bicycle, walk, or take a bus, MRT or train. Do this to reduce the amount of fuel used.

oReduce, Reuse, Recycle: Use fewer plastic containers, use bottles and containers more than once, recycle everything that you can.

oEat Less Meat: Farms that produce animals for food produce lots of pollution. Eat one meal a day without any meat or meat products.

oBuy Local: There are many fruits, vegetables, and products made and grown here in Taiwan.