the earth needs more than a "day"
"Earth Day" 2023
Far too many of us humans live insulated within a culture so disconnected from its literal landbase that we have to set aside one day a year to acknowledge the existence of the mortal coil upon which we dwell.
Planet Earth doesn't need a "day."
Planet Earth needs an army of informed, dedicated, and open-minded defenders.
It needs those of us who are not singularly focused on carbon.
For more, here’s an excellent look at carbon reductionism from Lynn Cady:
Also, something eco-related I wrote last year:
And this is about recycling…
I'm honored that you chose to share my post on Earth Day. Love your piece about lawns!
It's another distraction. Another way to virtue signal.
A cousin commented that, as Canada has banned plastic shopping bags, we now carry out paper bags filled with plastic. To which I add...and buy kitchen garbage bags.
I do truly believe that we should not take more than we need, but we are so numb to the effects of marketing that I don't think that tge majority know what they need.
But by golly, paper straws and bread tags will save the planet