Earth Day 2024: Home
Earth Week at Portland Community College
Portland Community College will celebrate Earth Week April 20 - 26. All week long, you will find tabling fairs at each campus with numerous giveaways, activities and resources. Other events include an Oregon Garden field trip, Learning Garden tours and planting parties, a Climate Fiction booktalk, STEAM Center upcycling workshops and so much more!
Earth Day International 2024
The Earth Day 2024 Theme is Planet vs Plastics. Learn about this international event:
Earth Day 2024
Climate and Environmental Literacy
One of the themes of the Earth Day organization is Climate and Environmental Literacy. These PCC Library research guides provide reliable - and sometimes entertaining! - resources for getting started.
- Climate ChangeLearn about the scientific and social impacts of climate change, as well as these related issues:actions and solutions to address climate change; climate grief; climate denial; climate justice; and the PCC Climate Action Plan.
- Cli-Fi (Climate Fiction)"Cli-fi" (rhymes with sci-fi) is speculative fiction that addresses climate change.Novels provide an alternative to dreary data and graphs as we grapple with the implications of human life on a warming planet. This guide provides recommendations of engaging, thought-provoking climate fiction stories and novels.
- Climate AnxietyClimate anxiety, sometimes called eco-anxiety or climate grief, refers to the feelings of sadness, loss, fear and hopelessness caused by climate disruption. This guide has resources for understanding and addressing these emotions.
- Environmental StudiesLibrary guide with recommended books, videos, websites and research strategies for PCC Environmental Studies classes.
Earth Day 1970 (CBS News with Walter Cronkite, 9 minutes)
Watch this video about the first Earth Day and the movement surrounding it in this 9 minute CBS video, focusing on Philadelphia.
Earth Day print and e-books
The Genius of Earth Day : how a 1970 teach-in unexpectedly made the first green generationCall Number: Rock Creek and Southeast Main Collection 333.72 R66g 2013
The Man from Clear Lake - Earth Day founder Gaylord NelsonCall Number: Ebook
Earth Day and the Environmental Movement: Standing Up for Earth by Call Number: Cascade Main Collection 394.262 P47e 2020
Beyond Earth Day : fulfilling the promiseCall Number: Ebook and Sylvania Main Collection 333.72 N45 2002
