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the path along Lac Léman (Geneva) approaching the Château de Chillon |
was shrugged off as "just another cause" at a time when most young adults dreamed of changing the world.
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Shetland, Scotland. |
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Agua del Hierve, a petrified waterfall near Oaxaca |
With social isolation and lockdown in many countries, the air and the water are growing less polluted.
Fewer car and airline trips have resulted in lower usage of fossil fuels. A virus is forcing us to do what the warnings of scientists could not.
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Arizona hillside |
I look back on the days of the fall when I was teaching in an elementary school. The students were talking about Greta Thunberg and school strikes. They listened when she spoke to the UN Climate
Action Summit. While in 1970, environmental concerns were just beginning, in 2019, young children
were feeling "at risk" in the world.
Action Summit. While in 1970, environmental concerns were just beginning, in 2019, young children
were feeling "at risk" in the world.
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my favourite Earth Day book |
One of my favourite children's books from the last century, is Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. Young Alice is told by her grandfather that she should travel the world, come home to live by the sea and most important, to find a way to make the world more beautiful.
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an Earth Day surprise |
and it was flowers that fit in perfectly with my spring table runner. Well, my world was certainly made more beautiful today.
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