"Earth Day's 45th Anniversary could be the most exciting year in environmental history..it's our turn to lead" Earth Day Network/Earth Day 2015
We can choose to do something today.
Climate change continues to be on the news front of our lives as it goes on to have a devastating effect on our water, food supplies, and air quality.
This year, for Earth Day and every day, let's forge on by getting involved in your community. Now is the time to inform others, continue doing our part and keep on leading by example.
Remember to:
*Eat less meat.*Reduce energy consumption.
*Begin composting.
*Stop using plastic.
*Plant more trees.
*Buy local produce.
*Grow your own food.
*Live simply and produce less waste.
( http://proyectobdcspain.blogspot.com/2014/10/climate-change.html )
You may also pledge to take action on any one of the featured items on the Earth Day webpage http://www.earthday.org/takeaction/campaigns.html
We can't wait until tomorrow!
R. Aguilar
I enjoyed this page and its dedication to Earth Day because I believe that we can make a huge impact even if it is just for one day. Earth Day also gives us a chance to help reconsider how we use our energy and to conserve our Earth and how to apply it to our everyday lives. Although this is not a big comparison to our daily consumptions, I still believe that Earth Day is also important and I will help contribute to this good cause by being considerate with energy and what i do.
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this video moved me. it really makes you think about the things we seem to ignore. we ignore the fact that the earth is being harmed and we CAN do something about it. i feel like going out and doing something about it! this video was very inspirational, Profesora Aguilar, thank you you for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Triniti. The video and the article really hit home because with a family of 8 I can't even imagine how much energy we use in even just a day. My family already does some of the things including, composting, using zero waste lunch boxes and eating meat very rarely. This article has inspired me to do more than just that. Plant trees, turn off lights unplug apliences, and do all I can to save energy and the earth. Thank you for posting this article.
DeleteI believe that people these days don't care about the Earth as much as they should. With the advice you gave up there, this world as we know it can finally start heading towards the right direction. The video was amazing and should spark some home to people that watch it. There's hope that the day Morgan Freeman talks about will come true, but only if the people of this generation commit and free ourselves from some of our bad habits that can badly affect the Earth. Earth Day is the day that we can finally realize that this is our only home and we're taking for granted. Like you say Ms. Aguilar, this generation(us students) is the future of this world, as adults age it is up to us to decide the fate of the world. Thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteIn this new generation of technology, we have felt that if we post a picture on instagram saying "happy earth day, go plant a tree," we have contributed to changing our world. I do have to admit that I have done these things also, and I am ashamed for it. After watching the video and reading the blog, I do believe that this information has opened my eyes to the things humans have done to our world and how we can change it. Like Morgan Freeman said, "this is our only home. We can choose today to make a difference." And now I know that I must make a difference. I really appreciate how this blog showed me the cruel truth and gave me some examples of how to change it. Thank you so much for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteEarth Day is all about appreciating the uniqueness of our planet Earth with its incredible biodiversity. On this day various national and international activities are conducted to understand the biodiversity and how should we protect our nature – plants, animals and environment. I honestly love how this video represented the importance of all these features.Earth day should be important to us. We should be all going outside taking in the fresh air and keeping our environment a healthy area. Now and days we are all stuck to our phones and all the technology around us instead of looking at all the beauty just outside of the front door.There are small ideas with huge impact such as – plant a tree every year, switch off light when not in use, use recyclable bags for grocery shopping etc. presented during Earth Day celebrations. We all should become conscious about the strategies and tactics which can adopt in day-to-day life to ensure cleaner environments.If people implement some of these and make changes in their behaviors towards Mother Earth, then we would be able to make our planet a much better place to live in – also for coming generations.
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Mother Earth is an amazing place to live on. She provides for us and sustaines is with the things we need. People don't except the fact that we need to except Earth as if she was a person. She needs to treated with the same qualities that a person receives. Once Earth is so trashy, people won't want to live on her. They would want to go trash some other planet, and destroy it. We need to do our jobs in society by, recycling in order to make Earth a better place. Make Earth a better place to live in now, and for generations to come. Do your part in society!!
DeleteThese days, people have taken advantage of this earth, thinking that there is an abundant amount of resources ad energy. In reality, this is not true... This world is being corrupted by humans. We need to realize that we need to conserve our energy, and you have realized that. You have many ways that help and are beneficial to conserving our worlds resources.
ReplyDeleteIf we keep acting as selfish as we all are, then the world will eventually fall apart and won't support life. So take a stand and make Earth a better place!
Sterling G
ReplyDeleteSlowly but surely planet Earth is dying. We must come together in our communities to save our planet. We are killing plants day by day that provide the oxygen that we need to breathe. We don't need to do something humongous, to help out. Start off by doing simple things around the house to get you started, for example, turning off running water or recycling plastic bags when you go to the grocery store. These little things revive our planet. So form a group in your neighborhood to get everybody involved.
I have now realized how much harm we put into our earth. It is so important to do simple things such as planting trees and many other things. We don't realize how much we harm our earth by just using so much plastic and many more things. We can save our planet by bringing your own bags to the store, turning off lights that aren't in use, and turning off the faucet when you brush your teeth. We all need each other to save our planet so we all should participate in such things as recycling, meatless Mondays and growing your own fruits and veggies. There is a lot more we could do to save our earth and we should start soon, after all, the future is ours.
ReplyDeleteThis video made me realize how us humans as one are harming our planet. We're building things we don't need , and tearing down the things that we truly need. For example, tearing down all our trees and building things like factories that pollute the air . We're making more and more cars which are also polluting the air. Now a days you wouldn't even know it was Earth Day because of the way we treat our planet. Which is why I'm glad Ms.Aguilar is giving us the chance to give someone at our school a plant to celebrate Earth Day. By giving someone a plant they could plant it to make the air cleaner. So think about it , the little things you do can have a great impact on our planet.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest this video made me realize how much my family and I are so lucky to live in a place were we can have clean running water in our home without having to walk far away to get water like in other countries. Also it made me realize as a human being I can make a difference in the planet I live in by recycling and by helping out on Earth day activities. I know it might not sound like much right now ,but when I grow up I want to be able to make a difference in the only home we live in by making people realize how a small change can make a big change happen. Technology is being advanced everyday by people who want us to have a easier way of living. Like the video said, "We have never faced a crisis this big but we have never had a better opportunity to solve it". When I die I want the future generation to look back and say "Thanks to the people from the past we can live in a place where we can breath in peace and be fair to others and because of them we can make the next generation make this planet a more better place then it already is". For now I will just spread the word of this video so people like me can realize that by turning off the lights and picking up trash from the ground around us can make this planet a beautiful place to live in.
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ReplyDeleteWow! That video was very moving. Watching it made me realize how beautiful our earth really is, and how we need to take care of it more. It is sad how much people abuse the resources we have and don't take care of our earth. It needs to last for so much longer, and the way we treat it is not going make it last very long at all. The tips you gave were very good. I think we should be thinking about the things you mentioned all the time, not just on earth day. They are not things that are difficult to do at all. We can achieve so much for our world if we just do simple things like those every day. I wish more people would realize how precious our world is, and how easy it would be to help. Living simpler would also be better for our health. If we eat less meat, especially red meat, that would be healthier for our bodies and better for the environment. People think that by saying "Go Green" or recycling one thing they are helping the planet, and while every little bit counts, we need to be doing more. I hope my generation ends up being the generation to come up with more proactive solutions to these issues. I hope we can be the ones to find even more ways to treat our earth the palace that it is. I hope we will be the ones to end climate change.
This video opened my eyes and cause me to see that Earth Day broadens the base of support for environmental programs, rekindles public commitment and builds community activism around the world through a broad range of events and activities. Earth Day is the largest civic event in the world, celebrated simultaneously around the globe by people of all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities. More than a billion people participate in our campaigns every year.Go to a festival. Install solar panels on your roof. Organize an event in your community. Change a habit. Help launch a community garden. Communicate your priorities to your elected representatives. Do something nice for the Earth, have fun, meet new people, and make a difference. But you needn't wait for April 22! Earth Day is Every Day. To build a better future, we all must commit to protect our environment year-round.-Mikayla Johnson
ReplyDeletethis information opened my eyes about the human impact on the environment . yes I do eat meat but now I want to cut back because I don't want to harm the impact .most animals are becoming extinctive because of the humans! now I will look in both perspectives ; animals perspective & human perspectives . humans do things with no thought or just because they were raised like that or they don't want to change for the good . animals do things based on the humans which means their survival depends on our actions . I will reconsider my actions and not be selfish and think about the animals as well . great entry!
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