{"id":1742,"date":"2017-05-11T19:29:05","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T23:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.parecorp.com\/?p=1742"},"modified":"2022-04-02T14:34:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T18:34:57","slug":"celebrating-the-47th-annual-earth-day-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parecorp.com\/2017\/05\/11\/celebrating-the-47th-annual-earth-day-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the 47th Annual Earth Day 2017!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 47<sup>th<\/sup> annual Earth Day celebration, which has grown from a United States tradition to one shared by countries around the world, was held on April 22.<\/p>\n<p>The idea for Earth Day was born out of the counterculture environment of the 1970\u2019s, a time of protest and opposition to many established norms in the United States. Growing environmental unease backed by literature like the 1962 book <em>Silent Spring<\/em> and the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara served as the catalyst for the first Earth Day. Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson spearheaded a bipartisan effort to create events raising awareness across the country.\u00a0 Over 20 million Americans turned out that day, which began a significant shift in environmental policy. The Environmental Protection Agency was formed before the end of the year and the passage of several major laws&#8211;including the Clean Air, Safe Drinking Water, Environmental Quality Improvement, and Endangered Species Acts&#8211;soon followed.<\/p>\n<p>Earth Day expanded as a day of global awareness in 1990, with over 200 million people from 141 countries participating in events around the world. The event was followed by the United Nations Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992, which sought to address global environmental issues like increasing water use and climate change.\u00a0 More recently, Earth Day 2016 marked the signing of the Paris Agreement as a worldwide effort to combat climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Even as Earth Day seeks to promote global awareness through monumental events, the initial 1970\u2019s grass roots mission to care for the environment in one\u2019s local community continues.<\/p>\n<p>It is that spirit that inspired Pare\u2019s Sustainability Committee to hold its 6th Annual Earth Day Photo Contest with a theme of \u201cBe Green Outside!\u201d\u00a0 The photos can be viewed at\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parecorp.com\/2017\/05\/11\/celebrating-the-47th-annual-earth-day-2017\/\">http:\/\/blog.parecorp.com\/2017\/04\/25\/celebrate-earth-day-with-pare-by-voting-in-the-6th-annual-earth-day-photo-contest\/<\/a>.\u00a0 Congratulations to Erika Klinkhammer, an Environmental Scientist in the Civil Division of Pare, for winning the contest with her photo of the Latimer Reef Lighthouse on Fisher Island in Long Island Sound.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1735\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1735\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.parecorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Winning-Earth-Day-Photo-Latimer-Reef-Lighthouse-on-Fisher-Island-in-Long-Island-Sound.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Latimer Reef Lighthouse on Fisher Island in Long Island Sound taken by Erika Klinkhammer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addition to the contest, several Pare employees participated in a local cleanup organized by the Rhode Island chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers Young Members Group (RI ASCE YM).\u00a0 They participated in the 5th Annual Providence Earth Day Spring Cleaning event sponsored by the City of Providence, Providence Parks Department, and the Partnership for Providence Parks.\u00a0\u00a0 For the cleanup they were partnered with the West Broadway Neighborhood Association to help with the 33rd Annual Neighborhood Spring Cleanup.\u00a0 More than 100 people came out to clean and improve this metropolitan neighborhood resulting in the pickup of 400 bags of trash, 300 bags of yard waste to be composted, more than a dozen mattresses, and several large items such as televisions and tires.\u00a0 Despite the cold and rainy weather, Pare engineers Bobby Sykes, Jessica Damicis, and Marc Weller were cheerfully picking up trash, spreading new mulch in the play area, and helping to construct a brand new bocce court at the Dexter Training Ground Park.<\/p>\n\n<p>Bobby Sykes who coordinated Pare\u2019s involvement in the day stated, \u201cI\u2019m grateful to have participated in the earth day cleanup and to have had the opportunity to work with friends from engineering firms throughout Rhode Island. Pare has always had tremendous participation at our ASCE events, and I\u2019m thankful I work for a company with so many like-minded individuals willing to donate a Saturday to give back to a local community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As April 22, 2018 approaches, there are many ways to participate in Earth Day activities; learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthday.org\/take-action\/\">http:\/\/www.earthday.org\/take-action\/<\/a>.\u00a0 While the day is a fantastic way to stay environmentally conscious, simple efforts like recycling and composting at home and other small activities are great ways to reduce our environmental footprint throughout the year.\u00a0 Every day is an opportunity to be a better steward of Planet Earth. Thanks to all who participated in this year\u2019s Earth Day events; we\u2019ll look forward to seeing you again next year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 47th annual Earth Day celebration, which has grown from a United States tradition to one shared by countries around the world, was held on April 22. 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