Saturday, April 22nd, is Earth Day 2017. The theme is: Environmental & Climate Science Literacy. The three-year campaign begins with a March for Science rally on the National Mall in Washington D.C. It will bring together scientists and supporters to demand that our leaders recognize the scientific truths across all disciplines, including climate change and other environmental issues.
“We need to build a global citizenry fluent in the concepts of climate change and aware of its unprecedented threat to our planet,” says Kathleen Rogers, President of Earth Day Network. “Environmental and climate literacy is the engine not only for creating green voters and advancing environmental and climate laws and policies but also for accelerating green technologies and jobs.”
Earth Day Network is publishing Earth Day and Teach-In toolkits online that lay out steps for holding a successful event. To learn more about Earth Day Network and March for Science go to www.earthday.org.
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Thanks for bringing awareness to this important day.
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Ensuring that Earth remains habitable for human life depends upon each one of us.
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Well said. Whether we succeed or fail we’ll certainly be affected.
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Can we afford to fail?
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Absolutely not, and as individuals we should do what we can. I just wonder how the people in power will impeded on our efforts.
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We can definitely count on the powerful climate deniers to impede our efforts. They act like robots, lacking human morality, programmed to increase profits for their companies.
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Thanks for sharing the big picture about the March for Science. There’s a march near me that I’m going to shortly. Have a great day for science, Rosaliene!
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That’s great! I’m helping a neighbor to clean up her garden plot.
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Happy Earth Day! And you’re absolutely right: we need to create a citizenry that’s capable of understanding current needs of the planet and that climate change is real…Hope you’re well. 🙂 Sorry I’ve been absent – it’s the end of the school year and I’m working on new projects, but sending you hugs!
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Happy Earth Day to you, too, Cynthia. Thanks for the much-needed hugs ❤
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Reblogged this on Guyanese Online.
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Thanks for the boost, Cyril. Happy Earth Day!
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Wired for conspiracy theories by a part of the evolutionary process, we need all the cool and thoughtful heads we can find, Rosaliene. Thanks for yours!
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In my lifetime, people have used numerous adjectives, good and bad, to describe me. “Cool and thoughtful head” is a new one 🙂
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i’m smile to your
being a most
excellent earthling, Rosaliene 🙂
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David, you are most generous with your praise. I promise I won’t let it swell my head 🙂
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that’s what hats
are for, dear one 🙂
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Who knew? I love hats 🙂
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The extinction stats of “200 species a day” are probably much worse now, but I mentioned that to someone who is well read, and her reply surprised me. She winced and said, ‘I don’t want to hear about it…’
Apathy upset me sometimes… we have to face cold hard facts – or hot sizzling ones when it comes to climate change, warming oceans,etc. we can not afford to pretend it’s not happening.
Thank you for speaking up!
Lisa
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Lisa, I believe that apathy is a side-effect of our consumer-driven society. To accept that the stuff we accumulate and prize is responsible for the extinction of species and climate disruption would mean a change in the way we see ourselves as individuals. After all, we become the brands we flaunt in our neighborhood, workplaces, and other spaces.
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A brilliant day all around!
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Thanks for dropping by, Mary 🙂
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Thanks for your blog and spreading awareness about the precious earth! I will stop by again 🙂
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Thanks for dropping by 🙂 I look forward to learning more about your work in ecopsychology.
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your’re welcome, look forward to seeing more of your posts in my feed 🙂
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