At first, I sat down to write this and thought, "I don't get Earth Day." Arrogantly thinking that I appreciate our blue planet every day and so should everyone else. Why do we need to set aside a special holiday? But then I thought about the education and innovation and goal setting that happens today. Okay okay...I get it. A lot of citizens in this great country of ours don't pay attention to conservation everyday. It's good to have Earth Day as a reminder to the un-eco. I think it's great that we have this day of awareness (let's just hope it doesn't turn into a day or remembrance!)
Nugget: Did you know Earth Day was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson?
I'm no extreme green advocate, but I do my part and appreciate nature more than your average city dweller. On the scale of greeness I'd say I'm a honeydew shade (I throw away sandwhich bags and need a new muffler).
Here are five things I did for the environment today:
- Ate a vegetarian sandwhich
- Purchased Green Works Natural Dishwashing Liquid
- Recycled cardboard boxes, a Coke Zero bottle, copy paper, and my old cell phone
- Turned off my computer monitor at work before I left the office
- Cooked with fresh parsley and basil from my patio garden
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