Ten Thoughts About Earth Day

1.      “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”

—    Robert Swan, the first person to walk to both Poles.

2.      “I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use.”

—    Mother Teresa

3.      “When the last tree is cut, the last fish caught, and the last river is polluted; you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money.”

—    Alanis Obomsawin, Indigenous filmmaker.

4.      “We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.”

—    Barack Obama

5.      “A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.”

—    Franklin D. Roosevelt

6.      “Do something. Pay your rent for the privilege of living on this beautiful, blue-green, living Earth.”

—    Dave Foreman, an American Sustainability Advocate.

7.      “The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.”

—    Pope John Paul II

8.      “We call on all Muslims to tackle habits, mindsets, and the root causes of climate change, environmental degradation, and the loss of biodiversity in their particular spheres of influence. [We must] follow the example of the Prophet Muhammad, and bring about a resolution to the challenges that now face us.”

—    Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change

9.      “We know all Earth needs the joyful human voice and the healing human hand.”

—    A Rabbinic Letter on the Climate Crisis

10.  “To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you must pick up other people’s trash.”

—    Bill Nye, science educator.

And one more thought: “While our planet’s challenges keep mounting, what is most important is that ‘we believe we can’ address these challenges, make positive changes, and protect our world now and for future generations.”

—    Steve Ashkin, the Father of Green Cleaning

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