Photo credit: Earth Day Network

Earth Day. The day of action which is largely attributed to the beginning of the modern environmental movement in the US is today celebrated in 192 countries. On the 22nd of April each year it has been celebrated since it was first held 1970.

On Earth Day people took to Twitter to share their views about the global day of action.

Below in ten tweets, we try to give you a flair of what were discussed.

Earth Day march brings green message to Wall Street http://t.co/Lft3ObGIhu pic.twitter.com/R9CjeuvLNk
— TreeHugger.com (@TreeHugger) April 23, 2014

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Interactive Map: The U.S. Has Gotten A Lot Hotter Since The First #EarthDay http://t.co/RlbAfeki8N @greenpeaceusa @VanJones68 @billmckibben
— Kumi Naidoo (@kuminaidoo) April 23, 2014

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20 gorgeous photos of natural wonders under threat http://t.co/zkO5kYPmbt
— The WorldPost (@TheWorldPost) April 23, 2014

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12 Easy Ways to Save the Planet this #EarthDay http://t.co/TCIK5r2xRO http://t.co/luoNP71DqU
— Rainforest Alliance (@RnfrstAlliance) April 23, 2014

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Raising animals 4 food: -Wastes water -Destroys the rain forest -Creates carbon emissions -All of the above ✓ #Reasons2GoVegan #EarthDay
— PETA (@peta) April 23, 2014

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1970- I rode there on a bike; locked it to Washington Monument flagpole. Simply put: #EarthDay now more than ever! pic.twitter.com/HPP0YZlDaK
— Bill Nye (@TheScienceGuy) April 23, 2014

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Apple found a way to mock Samsung and help Earth at the same time http://t.co/tYd5ZHgNbU
— HuffPost Green (@HuffPostGreen) April 23, 2014

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In honor of Earth Day pic.twitter.com/675rc6zLiM
— USA (@usa) April 23, 2014

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Happy Earth Day. We Just Reached Another Scary Climate Change Milestone: http://t.co/syLwv8LSMX @kate_sheppard
— National Wildlife (@NWF) April 23, 2014

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Help your city go #green! I signed, will you? #OnlineActivisim #EarthDay2014 http://t.co/AaLLDhzl6h #ChangeCanHappen pic.twitter.com/PC8l76NGUp
— EL (@EvangelineLilly) April 22, 2014

You can learn more about Earth Day here.
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