First Earth Day? 1970.

How did it come to be?

1970, in the United States brought with it the Kent State shootings, the advent of fiber optics, "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Apollo 13, the Beatles' last album, the death of Jimi Hendrix, and the meltdown of fuel rods in the Savannah River nuclear plant near Aiken, South Carolina -- an incident not acknowledged for 18 years. It was the idea of Wisconsin U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson. He has said, “it was a gamble, but, it worked.”

Tomorrow, April 22, is Earth Day. I would like to challenge each one of us, here, on Xomba, to do something extra, than what we normally do, for Mother Earth. Where would we be without her?

Here in Oregon recycling is a way of life. I just wish Oregon would make recycling a state law. That way, for those who don't follow the Oregon agenda would have to move out-of-our-state. Pop and beer cans and bottled water containers all have a mandatory deposit. Oregon was the first state to implement mandatory deposits for these containers, way-back in 1973 (water bottles were added Jan 1, 2009). We were the first state to ban pop-top containers. Portland is America's greenest city. And, little Tualatin, where I live have aimed our community towards "green" with lots of green-space, walkways, and protected watershed areas and parks. I don't think there's a community in Oregon who doesn't aim for such goals. It's the Oregon agenda. These practices should be America's agenda – it's coming.

Tomorrow, well, it will be a pleasure to celebrate Earth in Oregon.

Visit the Earth Day Network website:
http://www.earthday.net/

Pictures of Earth Day in Oregon - Our whole state celebrates

Some info for this article has come from EarthDayNetwork.net

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Pope John Paul 1995
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