'Go Green!'
What have we learned, if anything? Are things any better for our planet and inevitably us who live on it?! Saw a documentary about this topic called 'Earth Days' on PBS. We have surprisingly been celebrating Earth day now for 40 years! I didn't know this. at first it started as a grassroots hippie phenomenon with the largest demonstration in NYC whcih brought thousands of interested people in 1970. With the Republican administrations things went south fast after Carter, for our planet whcih is not surprising as republicans have had a long history of bineg disinterested in our environment.
What are your thoughts? What will you do Thursday in honor of Earth Day? Last year I taught a class at the library and I attended a Green fair in Rhinebeck. I make beer bottle cap jewelry as you know and usually do a class. I ran a class at the nursing home in New Rochelle, Ny. My mom is currently in which is why have been scarce here, sorry. She has not been doing well. Prayers Welcomed and again, "Happy Earth Day All!". :) -Ann
Hope your mom improves soon! I'm not really sure what I'm going to do for Earth Day, I did plant a garden a week or 2 ago and I noticed this morning my peas and broccoli are sprouting. :-) I agree with you about the Republicans ruining things after Carter, I never thought Reagan was as great as some people claim but the callous attitude toward the environment makes him even worse in my eyes. Nixon actually helped a lot but he did it for political reasons, he wasn't an environmentalist by any stretch of the imagination.
ReplyDeleteIf Carter's work had been built upon instead of torn down we might not be looking at such serious problems due to peak oil, at least not so soon. :-(
yes..so true. thanks for great comment Ruth and keep em coming.
ReplyDeleteI don't like this Earth Hour because some people I know think that participating in it is enough to make a difference then they go back to their regular routine of waste, waste, waste. Last year, we observed Earth Hour by re-painting our roof with heat reflective paint and it definitely saved us a lot of dollars from our electric bill. Now, we should all do the same. Not just for an hour. :(
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