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The Power of One Earth Day

The power of one person. The power of one family. One country. One oil spill.

One Earth Day.

The Power of One was the theme of this year’s Earth Day Omaha. While I originally imagined it referring to the power of one person, it transfers to various subjects.

After this year’s Earth Day Omaha, my coworkers started a discussion with me over lunch. They asked about the events. How it went. Then they started to discuss their own recycling woes, their opinions about being green. My boss asked me what else our office could do to be greener. (A lot.)

So the power of one Earth Day inspired how many conversations, I wonder?

And just whose idea was it to start Earth Day Omaha?

You know there’s usually one member of a family who makes recycling easier for everyone else. There’s one member of a neighborhood committee who initiates green discussions and efforts.

Hey, there’s only one Oprah. Someone needs her to go crazy green. Endorse Earth Day.

Earth Day could join the ranks of Eckhart Tolle and Obama. And Dr. Phil.

You don’t have to be a super-national endorser of feel-goodness, though.

All you gotta do is teach your kids to protect the world for their kids, who can then chide their friends for not car-pooling to school, who then might even convince their parents that they need bikes for trips to get ice cream, and so on.

The power of recycling one newspaper equals putting you in the habit of recycling every newspaper.

I think you get my point. I love this year’s Earth Day Omaha theme.

The power of one Earth Day theme?

Absolutely.

Posted under: Why Go Green, Getting Started Green