By Matt Howe, special to The Conway Daily Sun
Earth Day is a great day. It’s a day to connect with your community, contribute to important projects and get outside after a long winter. It is also a day for reflection for each of us as we behold in our own way this miraculous planet.
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One HUGE challenge is ending the language of "Ownership" such as the use of the word, "OUR". Water belongs to everyone. Nature has no owners yet our claiming it belongs to us has caused mass extinctions and global environmental degradation. Children say, "mine". To change behaviors we need a change in dialect. It's NOT ours! I suggest reading Jim Mason's book, An Unnatural Order, Why Humans are Destroying Ourselves and the Planet. Interesting as well is that people who still consume animals are the cause of water pollution and depletion on a global scale. If we desire protection of water sources, don't choose consumptive habits that destroy others, even in other states of nations! Think Globally, Act Locally.
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