YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Today more than one billion people around the globe will participate in Earth Day 2012 and help to do what they can to appreciate and protect our planet. People of all nationalities and backgrounds will voice their appreciation for the planet and demand its protection. Together we will stand united for a sustainable future and call upon individuals, organizations, and governments to do their part.  You can make a difference!  Do something in your corner of the world... turn off a light, ride your bike to get milk, pick up some trash, plan a car pool... do something - anything - no act is too big or too small! 


Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something.



Act as if what you do makes a difference.  It does.  ~William James

We can do no great things, only small things with great love.  ~Mother Teresa
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.  It's not.  ~Dr. Seuss



I am only one, but I am one.  I cannot do everything, but I can do something.  And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.  ~Edward Everett Hale



You must be the change you wish to see in the world.  

- Ghandi

EARTH DAY 2011

History of Earth Day

"It may be hard to imagine that before 1970, a factory could spew black clouds of toxic into the air or dump tons of toxic waste into a nearby stream, and that was perfectly legal. They could not be taken to court to stop it.

How was that possible? Because there was no EPA, no Clean Air Act, no Clean Water Act. There were no legal or regulatory mechanisms to protect our environment.

In Spring 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day as a way to “force this issue onto the national agenda.” 20 million Americans demonstrated in different U.S. cities, and it worked!

In December 1970, Congress authorized the creation of a new federal agency to tackle environmental issues, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."  

(Information Cited is from: http://www.epa.gov/earthday/history.htm)

RECYCLE, REDUCE & REUSE...

"Earth is a very important part of our lives. Most of us wouldn't think of polluting our bodies, yet we are polluting our planet by misuse and overuse of our natural resources. As responsible individuals we should at least do what we can to help reduce, reuse, and recycle what we can as a first step.