Sustainability Tip of the Week
A simple wish for a better tomorrow
Celebrate Earth Day 2020
50th Anniversary!
Earth Challenge 2020
Join a global citizen science effort to protect our planet.
Be part of the solution
Fifty years ago, Earth Day became the largest people’s protest in the history of the world. And we changed the world for the better, by creating clean air and clean water laws — with the help of scientists, policy leaders, and a movement that couldn’t be stopped.
Today’s environmental threats of extreme climate change, pollution to our air and water can feel overwhelming. Fortunately, the Earth Day Network, the U.S Department of State’s Eco-Capitals Forum, and The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars are launching Earth Challenge 2020, the world’s most accessible and transparent citizen science database portal ever created.
“Science really created the first Earth Day, because it came at a time when scientists started to understand the impacts of industrial development on our planet. Now, with growing environmental concerns, science provides evidence-based policy decisions and upholds the common good.” — Kathleen Rogers, Earth Day Network
Students, researchers, and organizations large and small will be working together on this citizen science initiative to help advance environmental research. The initiative will combine data from existing citizen science projects with information from a new mobile app to shed light on key environmental issues and grow citizen science worldwide.
Engaging the world…
Simply download the Earth Challenge 2020 mobile application from the Android or Apple app stores.
Start collecting data on air quality and plastics pollution, and submit!
It’s that easy!
https://earthchallenge2020.earthday.org/
Happy Earth Day! Keep Safe, Be Well!
Faculty, staff and students please share your sustainable ideas for our weekly tip to j.coons@hvcc.edu.
Published: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:05:10 +0000 by j.coons