April Virtual Display #3: Earth Day
Clark College student library worker Austin Ada assisted in the creation of this post.
April 22nd is Earth Day! This virtual display contains information about the history of Earth Day, current environmental issues, and resources about how to make environmentally-conscious changes in everyday life.
Follow the titles below to check out some ebooks, videos, articles, and other digital resources. To access ebooks click the link next to “Get It Now At:” and sign in with your lab username and password. Some may have a link at the top of the page that says “Check for full text” instead. Non-Clark Libraries resources do not require a Clark Labs account.
Ebooks
Sustainability: A History by Jeremy L. Caradonna
The Man from Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson by Bill Christofferson
Environmental Health: From Global to Local edited by Howard Frumkin
Rachel Carson and Her Sisters: Extraordinary Women Who Have Shaped America’s Environment by Robert K Musil
Beyond Earth Day: Fulfilling the Promise by Gaylord Nelson, Paul R. Wozniak and Susan Campbell
Protecting the Wild Parks and Wilderness, the Foundation for Conservation edited by George Wuerthner, Eileen Crist, and Tom Butler
Outside Resources
Articles
“Black Lives Matter: the link between climate change and racial justice” on ClimateAnalytics.org
“The direct linkages between environmental justice and racial justice have long been areas of research and activism, and the relationship between climate justice and racial justice builds on these connections. Long-standing racist policies and practices – such as residential segregation, unequal educational opportunities, and limited prospects for economic advancement – have led to increased vulnerability of Black people to climate change impacts and by extension other global crises that may emerge.”
How to celebrate Earth Day 2021
“Let’s face it, it’s been a long and hard year for the denizens of our planet since Earth Day’s 50th anniversary in 2020. However, it’s possible that things are looking up somewhat. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging in many parts of the world, we do have vaccines that may eventually get us past this. And in the meantime, the Biden administration in DC is putting environmental programs in place that may get the US back on track. So perhaps it’s worth doing a little partying (and educating) on behalf of this year’s annual celebration of the environmental movement, which is set for April 22nd.”
NASA Celebrates #ConnectedByEarth Day
“To celebrate Earth Day this year, NASA is hosting a virtual Earth Day event from Wednesday, April 21, through Saturday, April 24. The event platform will feature live presentations by NASA scientists, as well as interactive chats with Earth science experts. Visitors can explore the connections between Earth’s atmosphere, water cycle, forests, fields, cities, ice caps, and climate through videos and interactive science content, a kid-friendly fun zone, a scavenger hunt, hundreds of downloadable resources, and more. Some content also will be available in Spanish.”
“‘We Are Nations:’ What Environmental Justice Looks Like For Indigenous People” on Earther.Gizmodo.com
“Climate reporting often overlooks indigenous peoples’ position on the front lines of the climate crisis. Though environmental justice is a term now featured frequently in environmental news, this hasn’t always translated into an acknowledgement of the climate crisis’ disproportionate impacts on indigenous communities, or a recognition of decades spent fighting against the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure and other environmental injustices. What would a reconceptualization of environmental justice that centered indigenous perspectives look like?”
Videos and Podcasts
Explained | World’s Water Crisis | FULL EPISODE | Netflix (Youtube Video)
Happy Earth Day 2020! SciShow Playlist (Youtube Playlist)
Featured Image Photo Credit: 350pdx.org.