“We Are the Face of Climate Change”
Today is Earth Day, an event whose purpose is to celebrate “the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement.” Although the event started in 1970, the environmental movement started after the Apollo 8 mission of 1968, when astronauts took the very first photograph of the Earth as seen from the moon. It was then that the public began to think of the problems that cross over oceans and continents; problems that are bigger than any war or religion: the environment.
source: http://www.earthday.org
The main objective during Earth Day is to clean, be involved in taking care of the environment and Today is Earth Day, an event whose purpose is to celebrate “the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement.” Although the event started in 1970, the environmental movement started after the Apollo 8 mission of 1968, when astronauts took the very first photograph of the Earth as seen from the moon. It was then that the public began to think of the problems that cross over oceans and continents; problems that are bigger than any war or religion: the environment.
The main objective during Earth Day is to clean, be involved in taking care of the environment and go green. A great message in hindsight, yes. But why do we we need one day out of an entire year to start caring about the world we live in? Earth Day should be every day because we’re all a part of this world and thus we all bear the burdens of global warming, but that’s not necessarily what’s on everyone’s list of priorities. As college students, we stress over financial burdens, keeping up with grades, homework and reading, and let’s not forget the part where we almost always have to remind ourselves that we need to sleep and eat in an orderly, healthy fashion. Yet, it is our group, the college students, that represents the future: “We are the face of climate change.” So just what should be done?
People should use this day as a means of educating themselves on the impact they have on this entire world. Your carbon footprint means more than you think. Truly think about the lifestyle you live; do you take long and hot showers? Do you watch tv all night? Do you leave lights on all the time? When’s the last time you recycled? As a matter of fact, just how much plastic do you use? All these questions determine your physical mark and legacy to this Earth. If you do all of these things in excess on a daily basis, do you think it’s possible to sustain the planet? Now what is every single person followed your routine, do you think this Earth could maintain a healthy state? No.
While I still disagree with Earth Day being almost solely the only day where caring about the Earth is heavily commercialized, everyone should take the time to engage in any and all activities to clean up what we immediately recognize as environmental trash, be more conscious of water intakes and electricity usage and opt for later native modes of transportation like biking or walking.. . A great message in hindsight, yes. But why do we we need one day out of an entire year to start caring about the world we live in? Earth Day should be every day because we’re all a part of this world and thus we all bear the burdens of global warming, but that’s not necessarily what’s on everyone’s list of priorities. Us college students stress over financial burdens, keeping up with grades, homework and reading, and let’s not forget the part where we almost always have to remind ourselves that we need to sleep and eat in an orderly, healthy fashion. Yet, it is our group, the college students, that represents the future: “We are the face of climate change.” So just what should be done?
People should use this day as a means of educating themselves on the impact they have on this entire world. Your carbon footprint means more than you think. Truly think about the lifestyle you live; do you take long and hot showers? Do you watch tv all night? Do you leave lights on all the time? When’s the last time you recycled? As a matter of fact, just how much plastic do you use? All these questions determine your physical mark and legacy to this Earth. If you do all of these things in excess on a daily basis, do you think it’s possible to sustain the planet? Now what is every single person followed your routine, do you think this Earth could maintain a healthy state? No.
While I still disagree with Earth Day being almost solely the only day where caring about the Earth is heavily commercialized, everyone should take the time to engage in any and all activities to clean up what we immediately recognize as environmental trash, be more conscious of water intakes and electricity usage and opt for later native modes of transportation like biking or walking.
calculate your footprint here:http://www.wwf.org.au/our_work/people_and_the_environment/human_footprint/footprint_calculator/