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By: Editor | April 22, 2008 | Category: Home and Family

In honor of Earth Day, we welcome guest blogger Jeffrey Levy, who has worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since 1993. He started out protecting the ozone layer and is now EPA's Web Content Manager.

Jeffrey and a friend sitting on a mountaintop

"Environmental protection."  To me, that phrase often raises images of massive cleanups, scientists taking water samples, and courtrooms. But it's also about individual choices that add up to big differences.  For instance, even my kids know to turn out the lights and toss cans in the recycling.  And Earth Day is all about learning what you can do.

But as fun as Earth Day can be, it's not enough to pay attention to the environment one day a year.  So as corny as my title is, how can you make it a reality?

To start, check out our Earth Day site, where you can:

  • Get daily environmental tip emails or use our widget to put them on your own site
  • Listen to podcasts
  • Read how to help protect the environment at home, at school, etc.

Staying on EPA's site, talk to us in our brand-new blog, Greenversations.  I get to talk to EPA employees all over the country who will be writing, and they've got some great stories.  For example, did you know EPA has a professional team of SCUBA divers?

If those links aren't enough to keep you busy, check out USA.gov's info about the environment from other agencies.

Reading's interesting, but get out there!  For me, anyway, sitting on a mountaintop reminds me why environmental protection matters.  Take a hike, find a federal camping spot on recreation.gov, or take advantage of your state parks.

Okay, I've gone on long enough.  Now it's your turn: share what you're doing for Earth Day and how you can make it every day!

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It will be nice if you list important earthday events on the site.

Posted by mc on April 22, 2008 at 09:23 AM EDT #

It will be nice that gov and school can plan activities together on earth day

Posted by Hc on April 22, 2008 at 10:12 AM EDT #

Good suggestion!

We do link to various EPA and other federal events from our Earth Day site.

You can find also Earth Day events here: http://www.earthday.net , and we'll add a link to that as well.

Posted by Jeffrey Levy on April 22, 2008 at 01:09 PM EDT #

Rich countries protect their enviroment and celebrate 'Earth Day' but this EARTH is not underdeveloped countries earth's. On my opinion USA do not give enough care for protection pf EARTH. Where is EART? is only north America? I don't think so. Western world is rich enough for protecting enviroment or curing <a href="http://www.aidssymptomstreatment.com">AIDS</a> or <a href="http://www.aidssymptomstreatment.com">HIV</a>. but it is impossible for africa to deal with <a href="http://www.aidssymptomstreatment.com">AIDS disease</a>

I want to only get remind this facts. have a nice days

Posted by Unknown on April 22, 2008 at 01:16 PM EDT #

I'm burning the trash in my back yard for Earth day. No to landfills; just pure fun, smoke and ash.

Posted by gypsie on April 26, 2008 at 03:12 PM EDT #

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