Today we celebrate the 53rd Earth Day, a global time to focus on climate change issues. This year the theme is "Invest in our Planet". The program today chose to stress the need to move towards more sustainable practices in businesses, communities, and our own homes. For example, our small town has invested in solar and wind farms to provide more renewable energy. The province legislated that all households sort solid waste into recycling (paper, plastics, aluminum), organic waste for community composting, and other waste destined for landfill. This was in place already when I moved here 25 years ago. It is good to live somewhere that has been a leader in solid wast management and has been successful in greatly reducing the amount of waste ending up in landfill sites. This is an example of businesses, communities and homes working together to address waste management and renewable energy sources.
The lyrics that came to mind early in the day are from a song released in the 1970s. It was written by a Canadian singer-songwriter and has been covered by many artist over the years. I did hear one of these versions while at the physio yesterday. I share that here today. Keep safe. Enjoy!
After the Goldrush -- The Trio -- Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt (written by Neil Young)
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