Earth Day was a unified response to an environment in crisis — oil spills, smog, rivers so polluted they literally caught fire.
On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans — 10% of the U.S. population at the time — took to the streets, college campuses and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ignorance and demand a new way forward for our planet.
The first Earth Day is credited with launching the modern environmental movement, and is now recognized as the planet’s largest civic event.
Have things changed much in the intervening 50 years?
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I first came across this poem on a poster on the inside of a toilet door at a children's centre where we used to go to a toy library - funny what things you remember from years ago.
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Sue
These past few weeks, it has been lovely to hear the bird song and not the sound of constant traffic. We live just off a busy A road, close to an airport. The drop in air pollution has been really noticeable. I hope these things are remembered when lockdown ends.
ReplyDeleteI had forgotten about Earth day, weren't we supposed to turn off all lights at 8 pm. The poem reminds me of that first picture of the Earth in the 1960s when the spaceship looked back at this vibrant blue planet.
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DeleteThat is so poignant, and it reminds me of the meme about the stars coming out every night and us not appreciating them, whereas if they came out once every hundred years we would marvel at them.
ReplyDeleteWe really have lost our ability to marvel at nature haven't we. We take so much for granted, maybe this time of enforced change in day to day living is going to change some of that for some of the people.
I remember seeing a picture of the earth from space as a little girl in the 60’s. A real wow moment in my life. I am enjoying this pause in pollution. Instead of the smell of traffic fumes there is the scent of blossom.
ReplyDeleteI noticed it marked on the calendar this morning Sue - hadn't heard of it before.
ReplyDeleteI actually remember the first Earth Day back in 1970. It was about a month before I graduated from high school. I think these days at home have given us all a chance to better appreciate the beauty of our earth and all the birds and wildlife.
ReplyDeleteI just love this. It is so true and says in a few words just what we wish everyone could feel and therefore do. Thanks for remembering it Sue.
ReplyDeleteSince CA has been under a stay at home order, our skies have cleared. I walked down my driveway and I can see snow capped mountains 75 miles away. No smog. The roads have been nearly empty (I watched a motorcycle get chased by the highway patrol the other night and the roads were clear).
ReplyDeleteI remember the 1st Earth Day. Too bad those in power in this country are bound and determined to force us back into the bad old days. To be so ignorant and to be the fool of the world is frustrating beyond words to those of us who can see through his glass wall.
We have been so caught up with the pandemic that I think Earth Day has been forgotten in many places, which is a shame.
ReplyDeleteI have been watching how the earth is healing itself during this time. I was amazed at the difference in the canals in Venice.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
We recently watched a TV programme about earth from space, it was so very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI love the poem and the video. Even amongst all the sadness and scariness of the pandemic, the beauty of our natural world has great power to heal our soul if we let it.
ReplyDeleteI liked the video you shared. It was beautiful but breezy outdoors. Enjoyed my flowers at home.
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