Celebrate EVs and solar this weekend at Drive Electric Month and Sun Day events

How Sun Day turned its logo into a protest sign

Earth Day is getting a sequel—and it comes with an unusually engaging logo. Founded by environmentalist Bill McKibben and Earth Day founder Denis Hayes, Sun Day is a global day of action that will be held this Sunday, September 21. The iconography of the first Earth Day was “fascinating,” says McKibben. “There were a lot of things people were protesting against—you know, oil spills off Santa Barbara, the Cuyahoga River catching on fire.”The most…

Celebrate EVs and solar this weekend at Drive Electric Month and Sun Day events

Drive Electric Month continues this week, with nearly 200 online and in-person events celebrating electric vehicles. Events will be held for the next several weekends all across the US, plus a few in Canada and one in Guadalajara, Mexico. In addition, a new celebration championed by Bill McKibben, Sun Day, occurs this Sunday, September 21, with events across the world celebrating advancements in solar power and electrification. more…