Earth Day 2022

Earth Day takes place every year on April 22. This year is the 52nd anniversary of the observance, as it was first celebrated in 1970. The day is marked by activities and events to encourage support for environmental protection. 

The theme for Earth Day 2022 is “Invest in our Planet” and everyone can participate by learning more about environmental issues and by taking action. The following resources include ideas and guidance to live more sustainably, and they provide relevant information about Earth and some of the most pressing environmental challenges and issues.

Library resources

Ebooks

• Earth : a tenant’s manual (F. H. T. Rhodes & Rhodes)
• Coasts in crisis : A global challenge (G. Griggs)
• The emerald planet : How plants changed Earth’s history (D. Beerling)
• Sustainable fashion: Past, present and future (Farley, G. J., Hill, C., & Hill, C.)
• Shaping sustainable fashion: Changing the way we make and use clothes (edited by Gwilt, A., & Rissanen, T.)
• Once and future giants : What ice age extinctions tell us about the fate of earth’s largest animals (S. Levy)
• Plastics: America’s packaging dilemma (Feldman, E., & Wolf, N.)
• Innovations in food packaging (edited by Han, J. H.)

To find print materials, please see the current Earth books display in the library featuring a selection of books about Earth topics and issues or go to OneSearch to find more items.

Streaming videos

• Planet Earth II, episodes 1-6 (BBC Worldwide)
• History of Life series  (Visual Learning Systems and Film Ideas)
• Frozen Planet, episodes 1-7 (documentary series co-produced by BBC and The Open University)

Web resources 

• 52 Ways to Invest in our Planet 
  • tips to help the environment available from the Earth Day website 
• EPA’s Greener Living
  • information to learn about living more sustainably from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency website

[About the header image: Sprouts photo by Francesco Gallarotti has an open Unsplash license]