It seems in order to celebrate Earth Day it is necessary to enlist a lot of cars, trucks, large plastic play areas, electronic equipment, and a number of extra park employees to route joggers and cyclists around the cars. Arghh.
Earlier in the week, I bought carbon offsets for our recent trip to California (which will soon be online as a Google MyMap), my car, and our apartment from Terrapass. I really like the concept and the service. They have several calculators which let you know how much carbon dioxide you are putting out and then recommend plans to offset it. I feel good about this and it makes sense to do something on a personal level until market forces take hold for things much bigger. Here is a really nice post from have fun do good that explains what carbon offsets are and how to judge the different companies vying to help you help the planet.
Google's logo for the day spreads the message to millions. 
