Rant: The Real Deal On Earth Day
Earth Day. Does anyone still care anymore? I saw this cartoon over at Truthdig, and couldn’t agree more. Some places even went so far as to celebrate Earth Day, fireworks and all.
Is it still a spectacle to love Earth? Can’t we just do it in our everyday routines? Have we, as a species officially gone too far that we have to remind ourselves to take care of, well, ourselves?
The funny thing is, I realized it all because of that cartoon — does that say something about me? That, I get my beliefs on news issues from cartoon illustrations? It’s funny, really, that, while I let out a chuckle, this is the actual reality that we are in.
The cool thing is, I saw it online, (along with other strips) meaning, there wasn’t any paper involved! (Though I wonder if those things got printed and are now just pieces of paper somewhere?)
Know what? I’ll suggest that, we all be considerate, even for one day (I’m guessing that’s what Earth Day’s for anyway) — conserve water, recycle paper, use less, re-use more. The basics, because I believe, we’re better than this, as a species, we can do so much more, without causing more damage.
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