Earth Day 2012: Photos Show Celebrations Around The World
-- An Indian boy plays in the polluted waters of the Yamuna River in New Delhi. Women wearing leaves and flowers ready for a celebration in Barcelona. A girl holds a poster calling for water conservation amid a rain storm in Washington.
The 42nd Earth Day is being marked all over the world today and AP photographers were there to capture it.
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People participate in Earth Day activities on the National Mall in near the U.S. Capitol, background, as steady rain dampens the scheduled events in Washington Sunday, April 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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In this photo taken on Saturday, April 21, 2012, local residents carry plastic containers on their shoulders as they line up to fetch drinking water from a lake in Yangon, Myanmar. Earth Day, a day in which people across the globe hold events to celebrate the Earth's environment and spread awareness on how to conserve its natural resources, will be marked on April 22. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
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A dog drinks from the polluted waters of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 22, 2012. April 22 is observed as Earth Day every year as a tool to raise ecological awareness. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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A water canal is choked by non-bio-degradable garbage in Amritsar, India, Sunday, April 22, 2012. April 22 is observed as Earth Day every year as a tool to raise ecological awareness. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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A woman wears colourful makeup and a costume to mark international Earth Day in Montreal, Sunday, April, 22, 2012. The 42nd Earth Day is being marked all over the world on Sunday. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)
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In this Saturday, April 21, 2012, photo, from left, Alyssa Alcantara, 6, Andrew Wiranata, 6 ,and his sister Sofie Wiranata, 5, pet Daisy May, the Virginia Opossum, at the Museum of Science and History's display during Earth Day activities, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jacksonville Landing hosted the 2012 Earth Day celebration, the 22nd year of the event which featured informational booths set up by museums, vendors and groups to raise awareness of nature and ways to help recycle and conserve resources. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Self)
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In this Saturday, April 21, 2012, photo, a White Argentine Taegu lizard, owned by David Collins, draws the attention of children as he rests over Collins' shoulder at the Jacksonville Herpetological Society's exhibit during Earth Day activities in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jacksonville Landing hosted the 2012 Earth Day celebration, the 22nd year of the event which featured informational booths set up by museums, vendors and groups to raise awareness of nature and ways to help recycle and conserve resources. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Self)
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In this Saturday, April 21, 2012, photo, Chuck Smith, with the Jacksonville Herpetological Society, holds his 30-year-old Burmese Mountain Tortoise, Big Girl, for visitors to touch during Earth Day activities in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jacksonville Landing hosted the 2012 Earth Day celebration, the 22nd year of the event which featured informational booths set up by museums, vendors and groups to raise awareness of nature and ways to help recycle and conserve resources. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Self)
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Melina McGaw, 14, left, of New York City, rallies with other youth members of the Earth Action Team as part of Earth Day activities, despite a steady rain on the National Mall, in Washington, on Sunday, April 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Ellis James, 4, of Charleston, S.C., right, reaches out to feel the rain under from an umbrella with his sister Lily James, 3, during a steady rain storm during Earth Day activities on the National Mall in Washington Sunday, April 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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A May Apple grows in Moreland Hills, Ohio, on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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An Indian boy takes a dip in the polluted waters of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 22, 2012. April 22 is observed as Earth Day every year as a tool to raise ecological awareness. (AP Photo/ Mustafa Quraishi)
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Indians walk through the polluted waters of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 22, 2012. April 22 is observed as Earth Day every year as a tool to raise ecological awareness. (AP Photo/ Mustafa Quraishi)
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Women are seen reflected in a mirrow as they get ready to take part in a performance to celebrate the Earth Day in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday April. 22, 2012. Earth Day, a day in which people across the globe hold events to celebrate the Earth's environment and spread awareness on how to conserve its natural resources. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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A man scavenges for reusable material from a garbage dump in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 22, 2012. April 22 is observed as Earth Day every year as a tool to raise ecological awareness. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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A group of Indian schoolchildren walk through a countryside road as they observe Earth Day on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, Sunday, April 22, 2012. April 22 is observed as Earth Day every year as a tool to raise ecological awareness. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
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A Kashmiri potter makes earthen pots at his home on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Sunday, April 22, 2012. Earth Day is observed every year to raise ecological awareness. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
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An Indian rag picker looks for reusable material at a garbage dump in Jammu, India, on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
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A boatman sleeps in his boat anchored in the polluted waters of the River Buriganga in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
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Indian laborers walk through contaminated water flowing out of an industrial unit in Jammu, India, Sunday, April 22, 2012. April 22 is observed as Earth Day every year as a tool to raise ecological awareness. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
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An Indian rag picker walks through contaminated water flowing out of an industrial unit in Jammu, India, Sunday, April 22, 2012. April 22 is observed as Earth Day every year as a tool to raise ecological awareness. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
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Indian rag pickers search for reusable material from a dump yard in Mumbai, India, Sunday, April 22, 2012. April 22 is observed as Earth Day every year as a tool to raise ecological awareness. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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A Taiwanese child dressed as local god looks out through the mouth of a mask while waiting to perform at the Earth Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, April 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
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In this photo taken on Saturday, April 21, 2012, local residents carry plastic containers on their shoulders as they line up to fetch drinking water from a lake in Yangon, Myanmar. Earth Day, a day in which people across the globe hold events to celebrate the Earth's environment and spread awareness on how to conserve its natural resources, will be marked on April 22. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
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In this photo taken on April 21, 2012, local residents use plastic containers as they fetch drinking water from a tube-well in Yangon, Myanmar. Earth Day falls on Sunday, April 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
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Lilah Gilliam
Lilah Gilliam, 7, of Huntsville reacts as she holds a scarlet kingsnake at the 42nd Earth Day Celebration at Hays Nature Preserve near Huntsville, Ala. Saturday April 21, 2012.(AP Photo/The Huntsville Times, Glenn Baeske)
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