On April 22, 1970, people all over the world celebrated the first Earth Day. The purpose of the day was to encourage people to take better care of the Earth and to be conscientious of the affect they have on nature.
This year is the 35th Earth Day and the goals of the first Earth Day remain important today. Now more than ever people all over the world need to become aware of the condition the Earth is in. Every year scientists come up with new statistics about how fast natural resources are being used up and how much closer the Earth is coming to complete deconstruction.
Sure, these damages won’t be real issues for several hundred years when our generation is long gone. But it is our responsibly to make sure that future generations have a clean and inviting environment to live in. If we want that to happen, we have to start preserving the Earth today.
That’s why Earth Day is so important. It’s a day when people all over the world can unite for a common good and work together to ensure a healthy environment.
It may seem like Earth Day isn’t as important anymore because we are no long in elementary school and the teacher isn’t forcing us to pickup trash around the play ground or plant trees in the local park. But there are many ways that people of all ages can help the earth.
There is plenty of garbage lying in ditches along U.S. Highway 14 and U.S. Interstate – 90 and scattered throughout several parking lots on campus. There is also a few places around campus and in the community that could use some flowers or trees. And college students have enough aluminum cans, bottles and paper that could be taken to the local recycling center to be used again. And with such nice weather recently, most students can easily get to class by walking, rollerblading or riding a bike.
The beauty of these simple tasks is that most can be done all year long, not just on Earth Day. April 22 is meant to be a reminder to be kind to earth all 365 days of the year, not just one. It’s great that a person decides to pick up trash at a local park on Earth Day, but it’s counterproductive if that same person insists on driving two blocks to class every day.
As residents of this great planet, we should make an effort everyday to be more earth-friendly and it is actually very easy to do. People don’t have to spend countless hours on a hot day planting trees, helping the earth can be much simpler than that. There are little things people can do like shutting off the water while brushing their teeth, using both sides of a sheet of paper when taking notes, walking the extra three feet to throw a wrapper in the trash can or shutting off the lights and music when leaving a room. And believe it or not, these little changes can have a big effect if everyone does them.
If people are really excited about preserving the Earth, there other bigger community projects they can get involved with, such as planting flowers downtown.
This Saturday, make a goal to take shorter showers or pick up one piece of trash lying in the grass each day and keep with that goal all year.
With a little bit of effort, we can preserve our natural resources and make sure that the Earth is a safe and beautiful place to live for generations to come.
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