Posted
on September 19, 2014
(Third weekend in September)
I
remember a very important thing to me was seeing the Earth
from another world—the moon—for the first time, at the same time that everyone else in the world saw that same sight for the first time. I think a lot of
people realized with a pang just how beautiful and singular and
fragile our one world really is. I think a lot of us realized how
ridiculous it would be to ruin the only world we can comfortably
live on.
And
yet...
...We
want to have air conditioners and cars, refrigerators and swimming
pools. We want to make and buy computers and books, cell phones and
surfboards. Many of us want to eat steaks or bacon, and we want to
eat fruit and chocolate from all over the world.
And
with all that wanting and making, buying and selling, having and
having and more having, we end up polluting the air, soil, and water, and we end up
cutting down too much of this and growing too much of that, paving
too much here and allowing plants and animals to die out there.
This
weekend is all about rolling up your sleeves and doing your part to
help clean up humanity's messes. Let it be a jump-off place to doing
ongoing environmental action—look for ways to save energy EVERY
week and weekend, say, and consider making a small donation EVERY
month to a wildlife fund.
Find a worthy environmental cause to donate to...maybe a local group? You can find out how charities stack up by investigating them on Charity Navigator.
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