Legendary bedrock accumulation Cheap Trick – accepted for four decades of about connected touring, acclaimed for such songs as “I Want You to Want Me” and “Surrender,” and abutting Aerosmith’s “Global Warming Tour” this summertime – will banderole the event. They accompany a account of acclaimed and assorted talent. Bedrock and Roll Hall of Famer Dave Mason was a founding affiliate of Traffic; back the 1960s, Mason has accounting such archetypal songs as “Feelin’ Alright” and “Only You Know and I Know” and performed and recorded with anybody from Jimi Hendrix to Michael Jackson. Kicking Daisies was afresh alleged Radio Disney’s Next Big Thing. Reverb Nation winners The Explorers Club – accepted for songs featured on TV shows such as The O.C., How I Met Your Mother , and Bored to Death – will additionally perform.
Tens of bags of bodies are accepted to alight on the Borough Mall for the event, abutting by borough leaders, government admiral and celebrities. Speakers will accommodate EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Atlanta Falcons fullback Ovie Mughelli, Race Car disciplinarian Leilani Münter, associates of Congress including Reps. John Dingell and Edward Markey, assembly from U.S. government agencies, and the active of above borough and all-embracing NGOs. Denis Hayes, organizer of the aboriginal Earth Day in 1970, will additionally speak. Added performers and speakers will be appear in the advancing days.
The absolute assemblage will be streamed alive on the web at www.earthday.org.
The accident on the Borough Mall will accommodate an “EcoVillage” with dozens of alternate exhibits, including renewable activity demonstrations, educational workshops and aborigine registration. Exhibitors accommodate NASA, the United Nations Ambiance Programme, Vietnam Veterans of America, the Yasuni Initiative / Embassy of Ecuador, Kids vs. All-around Warming, Tremont Electric, Solar City, and Interfaith Moral Activity on Altitude Change.
A adolescence advance – slated to be the better Earth Day adolescence advance anytime – organized by Earth Day Arrangement accomplice iMatter, will activate at 11:30 a.m. at 12th Street and Madison Drive NW on the Mall and will accompany the capital accident at noon.
The assemblage on the Borough Mall, America’s arch borough park, is the centerpiece of the all-around Earth Day and allotment of a all-inclusive arrangement of Earth Day contest about the world. Added than one billion bodies in 192 countries participate in Earth Day activities anniversary year, authoritative it the better borough acknowledgment in the world. Earth Day Network, who organizes the all-around Earth Day, has set the affair for Earth Day 2012 as Mobilize the Earth.
“From cardinal elections actuality captivated about the world, to the UN Earth Summit in June, to the charge to kickstart the all-around economy, 2012 is an acutely important year that will set the all-around calendar for a continued time – but ecology issues are on absolutely the backburner for apple leaders,” said Kathleen Rogers, admiral of Earth Day Network. “That’s why we’re advancing calm on the Mall and continuing in adherence with millions of bodies at bags of Earth Day contest about the world. We’ll Mobilize the Earth to alarm for ecology issues to become a top antecedence for apple leaders in this cardinal year.”
Earth Day Arrangement affairs authority the final admission to A Billion Acts of Green® at the event. A Billion Acts of Green, the world’s better ecology account campaign, is actuality alleged a all-around election on the ambiance that demonstrates the across of abutment for strong, accommodating activity to abode the world’s best acute ecology issues, such a altitude change. Acts of Green run the area from a agreement by an alone to use activity able ablaze bulbs to a agreement by a aggregation to bulb a actor trees. As of today, the attack has aggressive over 940 actor ecology accomplishments from individuals, businesses, governments and borough organizations.
“At the accident on the Mall, those in appearance and our ally all over the apple are activity to angle in for the final advance to ability A Billion Acts of Green, and I’m assured that with their advice we’re activity to draft that ambition out of the water,” said Rogers. “Once we ability a billion, we’re activity to booty them all to the UN Earth Summit in Rio this year and accomplish abiding that apple leaders apprehend our voices. It’s adamantine to avoid a billion actions.”
Earth Day on the Borough Mall is presented by Earth Day Arrangement with the abutment of sponsors Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, and Best Western International.
For added advice about Earth Day on the Borough Mall, go to www.earthday.org/mall. For added advice on Earth Day 2012 and Mobilize the Earth, go to www.earthday.org/2012.
