WASHINGTON - Today, Earth Day, was a day when many people focused on ways to help preserve the environment in Washington and around the country.

One place to be this Earth Day was at the USDA's Farm to Fork Festival where researchers emphasized the need to protect our honeybees.

"They're responsible for all the pollination in the U.S. They've been suffering from something called colony collapse disorder, where they just kind of disappear from the hive and we're not quite sure why," said Nathan Rice of the Beltsville Bee Research Lab.

At Gallaudet University, a low-carbon menu was served in honor of Earth Day, demonstrating how some foods contribute to global warming because of how they're grown or how far they must be transported.

"We are showing our students how the food that they eat impacts the environment," said Donna Dhue-Wilkins, Gallaudet University Food Service.

There's even a computer program to check your food's carbon footprint.

"We are going to drag a steak over there and that's in the red so obviously that creates a lot more points," Dhue-Wilkins said.

But some students, like Rich Latini, gave mixed reviews of the lack of beef and American-only produce.

"The chicken's really good [but] I don't like the potato," Latini said.

Today proved that one can even consider the environment on their wedding day.

Dana Dunne got married on Earth Day at Mount Vernon Methodist Church and chose local flowers, programs made out of recycled paper and an eco-couture wedding gown.

"It uses all natural dyes with vegetable oil and silk, so it's quite beautiful," Dunne said of her dress. 

Earth Day started back in 1970.





















 

 

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