Today is the 41st celebration of Earth Day which marked the beginning of the modern “environmental” movement. Even though lots of activities are planned today doing all sorts of green conservation things, I’m not sure how much has really been accomplished in bringing environmental awareness and change to the world even though the UN declared April 22 International Mother Earth Day in 2009.
Whether you call her Pachamama, Gaia or Mother Earth and honor her or simply take her resources for granted, I encourage you to read HOT Living Through the Next 50 Years on Earth by Mark Hertsgaard.
Love the world as your own self then you can truly care for all things. Tao Te Ching
We must set a new course of action for healing our biosphere (which is the part of our earth’s crust, waters and atmosphere that supports life, just in case you didn’t know).
Earth’s fate is our fate.
What steps can you take? Drive less, walk more, change your cleaning products, compost, eat vegetarian a couple nights a week, use dish towels instead of paper towels. The resources are endless for ideas of things we can do. Some cost money like having an energy audit or installing solar hot water; others cost nothing like eliminating “vampire energy” simply by unplugging small appliances when not in use.
The key here is to put ideas in to action.
Me? Recently, I bought several Smart Strip power strips which save energy by eliminating wasted “standby” power; I installed another rain barrel. My daughter walks or bikes a mile and a half to school instead of driving.
Make everyday Earth Day.
We must become the change we seek in the world. Mahatma Ghandi
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