For Immediate Release
September 23, 2009

Contact: Jennifer Resick
202-518-0044 ext. 30
resick@earthday.net

Earth Day Network Unveils Key Environmental Commitments at Clinton Global Initiative

Commitments Catalyze Actions in Pursuit of A Billion Acts of Green™ Campaign

NEW YORK, NY– Earth Day Network is unveiling several key environmental initiatives at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting this week in collaboration with international partners to achieve individual and corporate action in honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. The Clinton Global Initiative brings together business, government and civil-sector leaders each year, to plan and launch Commitments to Action to address global economic, environmental and social challenges.

Earth Day Network and partnering organizations’ commitments will be made public at the CGI meeting and carried out leading up to Earth Day, April 22, 2010. These actions, which will also contribute to Earth Day Network’s A Billion Acts of Green™ campaign, include the following:

• International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), Local Governments for Sustainability USA, is partnering with Earth Day Network to organize and host a Global Day of Conversation on Climate Action on Earth Day. Together the groups will engage 500 mayors worldwide to convene their constituencies for a focused conversation on the power of local action to curb the impacts of climate change.

• Earth Day Network is partnering with VANOC, the organizing committee for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, which will broadcast a series of Public Service Announcements in Olympic and Paralympic venues and in countries focusing on the impact of climate change on sport and the earth. This initiative is part of Earth Day Network’s Athletes for the Earth™ campaign, which will connect well known athletes with the climate change issue.

• Philips is committed to re-lamping 25 under-served American schools. Philips is also encouraging customers, partners and 116,000 employees to join Earth Day Network’s Green Generation™ and perform individual acts of green, starting with replacing inefficient lighting.

“We are proud to stand beside the CGI in our commitment to serve the environment and the global community,” said Kathleen Rogers, President of Earth Day Network. “Through these Commitments to Action and A Billion Acts of Green™, we will all take part in rebuilding the world in which we live, one act at a time.”

About A Billion Acts of Green™
The centerpiece of Earth Day 2010 service activity is A Billion Acts of Green™, a campaign focused on building significant commitments by individuals, corporations and governments to reduce energy consumption in honor of Earth Day. Additionally Earth Day Network seeks commitments from individuals to participate in the Global Day of Action, which includes the global day of conversation and letter writing, texting and calling government officials about resolving climate change and building green economies.

About Earth Day Network
Earth Day Network was founded on the premise that all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable environment.  Our mission is to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide, and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle for promoting a healthy, sustainable environment.  We pursue our mission through a combination of education, public policy, and consumer activism campaigns. Our campaign and programs are predicated on the belief that an educated, energized population will take action to secure a healthy future for itself and its children. Earth Day Network has a global reach with a network of more than 17,000 partners and organizations in 180 countries. Earth Day Network is a 501(c)3 organization located in Washington, DC.

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