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April22thEarthDaywasfirstobservedinSpringof1970.Anestimated20millionpeoplenationwideattendedfestivitiesoutofwhichcamethelargestgrassrootsenvironmentalmovementinU.S.history,andtheimpetusfornationallegislationliketheCleanAirandCleanWaterActs.Bythetwentiethanniversaryofthatevent,April22,1990,morethan200millionpeoplein141countriesparticipatedinEarthDaycelebrations.FormerU.S.SenatorGaylordNelson,EarthDay'sco-founder,modeledEarthDayonanti-VietnamWardemonstrations,called"teach-ins,"thatwerecommononcollegecampuses."AtaconferenceinSeattleinSeptember1969,Iannouncedthatinthespringof1970therewouldbeanationwidegrassrootsdemonstrationonbehalfoftheenvironment,"saysNelson."Theresponsewaselectric.Telegrams,letters,andtelephoneinquiriespouredinfromallacrossthecountry."Asmanyas20millionAmericansparticipatedinenvironmentalrallies,demonstrationsandotheractivitiesinthe1970EarthDay.SincethefirstEarthDay,however,theenvironmentalmovementhasincreasinglytransformeditselffromalargelygrassroots,citizencrusadetoaprofessionally-organized,establishedspecialinterest.有关环境保护的英语作文Manypeopleareactiveinfightingagainstunfairtreatmenttocoloredpeople,women,animalsandsoon.RightnowIamtalkingaboutfightingforrespecttoourenvironment.Thoughtheenvironmentdoesn'thaveamouthtodeprecatewhathumanshavedonetoher,sheretaliatesthroughaction.IntheearlyyearstheChinesecutdownlargequantitiesoftrees,atthesourceoftheyellowriver,whichledtothedisappearanceofbigforestsandterriblefloods.Asaresult,theHuangtuplateauwhichwasoncecoveredwithgrassandforestswasturnedintobarrensthatsupportedfewerplants.Anotherexamplewasinseveraldevelopedcountries.Becausemanychemicalfactoriesdischargedpoisonousgaswithoutfilteringit,citieswerecoveredwithsomuchpoisonousgasthatpeoplewerekilledbytheairtheybreathedin.Whathorriblescene!Whatwearesufferingisonlyasmallpartofwhatthenatureoncesuffered.Ifwedon'ttakeactiontoshowrespecttotheenvironment,wewillhavetofaceanincreasinglyawfulsituation.