Today is Earth Day. I was in Washington, DC, from October, 1989, until October, 1991. My wife and I attended the Earth Day Celebrations (more like demonstrations to show contempt for the environment) on the Mall on April 22, 1991. The displays and booths were impressive; however, during the day, the Earthly environmentalists were trashing the entire mall. At the end of the day, the Park maintenance people had to haul away thousands of tons of trash, most of which was just tossed on the grass and sidewalks. I hope that is NOT what is happening today.
Earth Day 1991
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Happy Earth Day! Always seems baffling to me that those who aim to protect "something" will destroy in an effort to protect.
I do my part - recycle, buy things that are recycled (i.e, used), etc. in an effort to reduce my carbon foot print. Having said that, I am no zealot but do see a need to reduce waste.
I do my part - recycle, buy things that are recycled (i.e, used), etc. in an effort to reduce my carbon foot print. Having said that, I am no zealot but do see a need to reduce waste.
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"Bah! Time enough for the earth in the grave.." - Conan the Barbarian
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In Australia we have several "Clean Up Australia Day" -- almost everybody goes to the beaches, schools and communities (all of Aussie states are by the beaches, apart from the territories) with big black rubbish bin bags to pick up rubbish. It was fun and time for the neighbours to get know one another, have some beer together and of course grilled anything on the barbie (Bar-b, whichever spelling you want). That is our Earth Day. Can you just imagine if we have the same "Clean Up the USA Day"? The first thing I am going to get rid of and put in my black bag will be the illegals...along with their rubbish. ha! :lol:
Celebrate Arbor Day, NOT Earth Day!
"Arbor Day is a celebration of human productivity and hope for the future; Earth Day is a global guilt-fest that views the future with a sense of dread. Where Arbor Day celebrates humanity’s productive capabilities, Earth Day condemns them. Rather than increasing their productivity, people are told to decrease their carbon footprints. On Arbor Day we plant trees for their beauty, their shade, their fruit, and their timber - in sum, their usefulness. Environmentalists see trees as ends in themselves - sacred poles demanding worship, not exploitation. Arbor Day celebrates the positive impact people can make through creatively changing the landscape. Earth Day is reactive and zero-sum; it seeks to instill a sense of guilt into people for the act of living. It doesn’t want to plant trees, but mindsets."
EDITORIAL: Arbor vs. Earth Day - Washington Times
"Arbor Day is a celebration of human productivity and hope for the future; Earth Day is a global guilt-fest that views the future with a sense of dread. Where Arbor Day celebrates humanity’s productive capabilities, Earth Day condemns them. Rather than increasing their productivity, people are told to decrease their carbon footprints. On Arbor Day we plant trees for their beauty, their shade, their fruit, and their timber - in sum, their usefulness. Environmentalists see trees as ends in themselves - sacred poles demanding worship, not exploitation. Arbor Day celebrates the positive impact people can make through creatively changing the landscape. Earth Day is reactive and zero-sum; it seeks to instill a sense of guilt into people for the act of living. It doesn’t want to plant trees, but mindsets."
EDITORIAL: Arbor vs. Earth Day - Washington Times
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