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helwenI'm with Alberic (FB post) on Earth Day being a time to reflect on how we've messed things up (speaking generically on the "we"). Although perhaps it should also be a time to examine the state of things and strive to do better. As Sharon Astyk says, we may have cleaner air here in the U.S., but often at the cost of other countr...ies. And I suspect we aren't the only country to do that :( Here's some food for thought: Why I hate Earth Day, Part II
(btw, I don't hate Earth Day, myself, but she has a lot of good points and information, and I agree that we need to think about the Earth every day, not just once a year, and only a little bit. That's like being a Christian only on Sunday mornings, or whatever time/day you may go to a religious service, if you belong to some faith).
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A way to improve Earth Day: Instead of buying a brand new cloth shopping bag, use an old one you already have. Don't have a cloth bag for grocery shopping? Check out Salvation Army, Goodwill, or other stores that carry used items.
Do you sew, & have leftover scraps of fabric from a previous project; make your own. Not enough scraps? Use a tough old shirt or pants for making the bag. Maybe you crochet/knit, & have leftover partial skeins from previous projects -- use those to make a bag.
One of the best ways to reduce the amount of trash we create, is to Not Buy More Stuff. We need to think more carefully about what we choose to bring into our homes. What's it wrapped in? Where did it come from? Where did the materials to make it come from? How much energy was used to make it? If it isn't food, how durable is it? Is it something you'll want and use for a while?
Think what we do doesn't affect others around the world? Think what others do doesn't affect us? Just look at Iceland's volcano, China's brown cloud, or trash on the beaches and river banks. We are all connected, and what we do affects others, and eventually, comes back to us. Let's be good to the world, and to each other!
(btw, I don't hate Earth Day, myself, but she has a lot of good points and information, and I agree that we need to think about the Earth every day, not just once a year, and only a little bit. That's like being a Christian only on Sunday mornings, or whatever time/day you may go to a religious service, if you belong to some faith).
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A way to improve Earth Day: Instead of buying a brand new cloth shopping bag, use an old one you already have. Don't have a cloth bag for grocery shopping? Check out Salvation Army, Goodwill, or other stores that carry used items.
Do you sew, & have leftover scraps of fabric from a previous project; make your own. Not enough scraps? Use a tough old shirt or pants for making the bag. Maybe you crochet/knit, & have leftover partial skeins from previous projects -- use those to make a bag.
One of the best ways to reduce the amount of trash we create, is to Not Buy More Stuff. We need to think more carefully about what we choose to bring into our homes. What's it wrapped in? Where did it come from? Where did the materials to make it come from? How much energy was used to make it? If it isn't food, how durable is it? Is it something you'll want and use for a while?
Think what we do doesn't affect others around the world? Think what others do doesn't affect us? Just look at Iceland's volcano, China's brown cloud, or trash on the beaches and river banks. We are all connected, and what we do affects others, and eventually, comes back to us. Let's be good to the world, and to each other!
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aw man...
Date: 2010-04-23 02:52 am (UTC)Remember the Tull song "Wind Up"?
Re: aw man...
Date: 2010-04-23 03:13 pm (UTC)Hm.... no, I don't remember that song... guess I better look up the words for it