Earth Day in Arizona! What's Your Community Doing? ~ Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

APRIL 22, 2008:
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE!
by Candace

Earth Day is celebrated every year in April. Today we are celebrating Earth Day, April 22, 2008! Since the 70's Earth Day has become the day to remind us to take care of our planet! We can take care of our planet Earth by keeping it clean.

Taking responsibility for this is something we all need to take part in, not just on April 22nd, but everyday!

We can keep the earth clean by following the rule, "reduce, reuse, recycle". Reduce means use less. We can reduce our use of resources like water or gasoline. Reuse means use again, rather than throw things away. We can reuse many things like plastic bags, glass jars and boxes. Recycle means to make something new from something old. We can do our part by recycling aluminum, plastic and paper. If we take these items to a recycling center, they can be used in a different way.

Cherish the earth, for our children's sake!

On Earth Day, remember to share it with everyone you know that Earth Day is everyday. Invite them to take part and do their share to keep our Mother Earth clean!

With everyone involved as a team, the world can be a better place and we can make a difference!

by Jane Yolen

I am the Earth
And the Earth is me.
Each blade of grass,
Each honey tree,
Each bit of mud,
And stick and stone
Is blood and muscle,
Skin and bone.
And just as I
Need every bit
Of me to make
My body fit,
So Earth needs
Grass and stone and tree
And things that grow here
Naturally.
That's why we
Celebrate this day.
That's why across
The world we say:
As long as life,
As dear, as free,
I am the Earth
And the Earth is me.

The city of Tempe and Arizona State University will be doing their part on Earth Day today. The combination of using downtown Tempe and the ASU campus to bring attention to conservation and recycling.

Things to know if you go...

Tempe Earth Day 5K
April 22, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
Registration fee: $20

• Earth-friendly costume contest at 6 p.m.
  
• Race starts at the Tempe Center for the Arts and runs along the south bank of Tempe Town Lake.
  
• Beatles tribute band Ringo McLennonson will perform.
  
• The first 300 to register will receive a canvas bag.

ACTIVE RAIN GROUPS:

Alternative Fuel Autos ~ Bicycling Realtors ~ BuiltGREEN ~ ECO-All-Stars ~ ECO BROKERS ~ Giving Back ~ Going Green! ~ Green housing panel ~ Green Marketing ~ THE GREEN RESOURCE DIRECTORY: Healthy Lifestyle, Organic Gardeners, Urban Core

Arizona Bloggers Going Clean & Green!

Michael Lange and Cheron Lange
Chandler, AZ

Kent Simpson
Tucson, AZ

Bonny Puckett
Fountain Hills, AZ

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