Everything You Need to Know About Earth Day

April 18, 2016

This year as we prepare to celebrate Earth Day on April 22, it pays to remember just what started this tradition.

Earth Day began as a grassroots movement in 1970 intended to celebrate the planet’s environment and raise awareness about pollution.

The idea was proposed during a UNESCO conference in San Francisco and was pioneered in Congress by former Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson.…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.