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Earth Day shouldn’t be a one-day event

society really want to practice what celebrated every day. So mush so that we should be taking ing good about ourselves by recy-
they preach, they need to be green Earth Day isn’t necessary. Hav- care of her all the time and upkeep- cling for one day, we should be fo-
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all-year-round. ing one day throughout the year ing the clean air, plants and water she cusing on recycling every bottle we
STAFF OPINION
With this week’s observation of On March 27, the entire world where people gather for the cause of has given us so we may prosper. can every day.
the 40th edition of Earth Day, one participated in “Earth Hour,” an a greener and cleaner planet isn’t Yet, we still do not pay homage According to a 2007 Harris poll,
must take a step back and ask this event where the entire world was necessary. to the object that has provided so 23 percent of Americans do not re-
question: does Earth Day really asked to turn off their lights for one Instead, we should be thanking much for the human race. cycle.
make a difference? hour, starting at 8:30 p.m. Mother Earth everyday for what she One of the services greatly How can we not recycle when,
Just think about it. Why should Events like this one cannot be a provides. She gives us our food, abused by the human race is the act according to environment-
we hold a day where everyone “goes one-time deal. If Earth Day support- clothing, shelter, rivers, lakes, moun- of recycling. green.com, every plastic bottle that
green,” when they should be doing ers really want their message to be tains, and forests. According to Greenfeet.net, goes un-recycled could stay in a
this all year round?
heard, Mother Earth must be The Earth has provided the Americans use an average of 2.5 mil- landfill anywhere from 100-1,000
If advocates for a “greener” human race with an infinite amount lion plastic bottles every hour.Amer- years?
of possibilities. icans also generate 10.5 million tons What the human race must do is
of plastic waste a re-commit itself to giving Mother
year but recycle Earth the respect she deserves.
only one or two per- Recycling is just one small thing
cent of it. you can do. “Going green” is a state-
Instead of feel- ment that encompasses everything
and anything that one could do to
better the environment the Earth has
given us.
That statement is one that every-
one must take seriously. If we do not,
we can keep dishonoring the Earth
in a very pathetic way.

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