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What We Can (And Must) Do By: Judi Smith
WE DON’T NEED RESCUING!
Tired of hearing ideas for what they can do about the current plight of our planet, I went to a Quaker-Unitarian meeting (QU) a few weeks ago, where we discussed what each household does or could do to increase the chance of sustainability. The concept was generated by an article in Yes! Magazine called,
list. No concept is too large or too small, too outlandish or not worth consideration. Small things done by many people reap large rewards. If the recycling of a single aluminum can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours, then collaboration on what else can be done might, just possibly, save the world as
“100 things you can do to help in the climate crisis.” I went to the website and read far beyond the article that had caught my attention. It is well worth perusing for anyone interested in the sustainability as well as other challenges of today’s society. The discussion, and the article, gave me an idea. The next few Eco-sense articles will present some of the ideas gathered – more than 100, collected from the conversation at QU, from my participation with the League of Women Voters Community Recycling Committee (CRC), from the article in Yes! Magazine (Yes), from the suggestions I receive by email (ECO), from the Colorado Sun (Sun), from my own thoughts (J), from the dinner table (D), from the New York Times Climate Desk (NYT), and from the Estes Park Environmental Sustainability Task Force (ESTF). If an idea is truly unique, I will designate the source, but more often these ideas come from many directions. These ideas will be divided into categories that will form the basis of future articles where I can research and present progress in that direction: This list will include things for individuals (and their households) to do. … Corporate actions that make a positive difference. … Ways in which the governments contribute. Read them and consider them. If something appeals to you, adopt it. Successful or unsuccessful, let me hear your thoughts. Have an idea not covered in these articles, tell me. I will add it to the
we know it today. Fifty years ago, when my daughter was three years old, my sister performed an interpretive dance solo depicting a girl from the inner city who had never seen a tree. I do not want her daughter’s daughter (who is now three years old) to grow old in the world that audition depicted -- nor her daughter or granddaughter. But, at the rate we are proceeding, there will come a time when even trees cannot “breathe” because there is not enough fresh air. Of course, people will be at risk long before then. I volunteer to be a collector of conjecture. The way to resolve the complexities of the crisis that continues to befall us is to work together toward a manageable set of resolutions that lead to complete recovery. I will present the collection in hopes of germinating a response which takes the original notion to a broader understanding. Little by little, we can address the future: not so fast that we cannot accommodate the solutions; not so slow that the world expires before we find them. I am sure we can identify over 160 separate ecological actions: some individual and some collaborative, some voluntary and some mandatory, some simple and some complex solutions. But we start with a clean slate. Do you know of something that absolutely must be incorporated? Let me know. Agree? Disagree? Comments RRRcyc@signsandwishes.com
Our mother is likely nearby, but may have left us to find food and shelter.
■ Do not approach, touch or feed wild animals. ■ Enjoy wildlife from a safe distance. ■ Keep your dog on a leash on trails. ■ If you find an animal that appears sick or injured, leave it alone. Call a Colorado Parks and Wildlife office and talk to a trained wildlife officer for guidance. COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE • 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216 • 303-297-1192 • cpw.state.co.us
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