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Screw Earth Day! : Blisstree - Health, Wellness and LIfestyles — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:57:33 +0000

[...] I post about my Earth Day concerns, talk about my Earth Day concerns, and while some agree with me, others get a little huffy about it. It’s nice to know someone cool (Grist) is on my [...]

By: Jodi Plume

Jodi Plume — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:11:09 +0000

I think Earth Day is a good idea. It is a good way to raise awareness. And I hope most people realize we can’t save the Earth with just one days actions. But for those unaware, even if it is just one person learning more about how to save our Earth, then isn’t it worth it? That one person will tell others, and they’ll tell others, etc. That whole “word of mouth” thing. And what about the kids? I think they learn so much from Earth Day activities. This gets them excited, and they WANT to do more, everyday. Not just on Earth Day. Kids really do keep their parents on the ball, and push their parents to be more conscious of their actions. I know mine do.

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Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:51:58 +0000

[...] one day a year. On the other hand I think it’s lame to honor the earth ONLY one day a year. I wrote a rant about this at Tree Hugging Family – so I won’t rehash it [...]

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:38:09 +0000

@Katherine you know, you make a good point. Peggy noted that ED has been around for a while, which is true, but frankly, I also only see a small population of folks who seem to care about eco-topics. Green may well be the new black, but I see tons of people who do very questionable things still. I guess as long as the majority of people aren’t taking steps to be green, ED may well be a good idea.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:58:48 +0000

Maybe this is different on the West Coast, and I live in Pennsylvania. Most people I encounter seem oblivious to the idea of conservation (my out-spokenness is starting to bear fruit, though). I live in a suburb (much to my chagrin), and tomorrow is trash day. I get so discouraged when I see the piles of cardboard boxes piled curbside every Wednesday night. I found out from Earth911 that there is a cardboard recycling bin once a month at our city fire hall, but guess what? No one in our neighborhood knows about it. Why? The bin is actually sponsored by a different township than the one my neighborhood is in, so they promote it to that township, but as the guy in charge said when I called with my zillion questions, they “don’t encourage” residents outside their township to participate. Is this nuts or what???? The bin is in the parking lot of our own city’s firehall!

I’m not sure excatly what this has to do with Earth Day. Maybe I’m trying to say that, as an idealist, I wish people cared every day. Heck, I wish even the people in charge of coordinating the recycling program cared. As a disillusioned idealist, I say, Eeyore style, “Well, at least there’s still Eath Day.”

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:11:50 +0000

I think that poster seemed to be ripping on the light issue and ED both. You make a good point though. It was started back in the day, when few folks knew about these topics.

By: Peggy

Peggy — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:55:39 +0000

Keep in mind that Earth Day was started back in 1970. A lot has changed since then. We are more aware now, so it seems like a strange holiday. It should be an everyday thing.

Jennifer, that poster you linked to is confusing earth day with earth hour. I’ve seen others do this as well. Maybe it’s too much?

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:11:36 +0000

True, what we see is better, works better then having someone simply tell us what to do. The problem though is that some people don’t even know there’s an issue, some don’t know where to start, which is a good argument for ED. Overall though, while I personally would not go so far as to say ED is dumb, I have issues with the idea.

By: marye

marye — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:44:08 +0000

I think that Earth Day, in and of itself is dumb. like anything else, people need to come to their own conclusions, and tend to do better if they see postive differences in our lives, rather than in what we say.
However, you and Peggy, do celebrate earth day, daily, on this blog. Your posts are interesting and newsworthy, and helpful.
Go for it.