Happy Earth Day! It’s the 39th year of celebrating what Gaylord Nelson (big “whoo-hoo” shout out to the Badger State environmentalist!) devised waaaaaay back in 1962. Our response to the Industrial Age, rising materialism, expanding population and constantly sprawling development is critical. Our planet needs our help.
The Eco Women have dedicated this blog to that very goal–Planet Protection. We believe we’re all superheroes with super powers–we can use our powers for Good or for Evil. We’re challenging YOU to commit to Doing Good. Whether it’s forgoing plastic shopping bags, giving up bottled water, starting a compost pile or investing in a renewable energy source we want to hear your Earth Day Promise. If you’re totally stuck for ideas, read our past posts or check out the Earth Day Network. We’ve got a great prize for the best Earth Day Promise left in our comment box: a copy of Sophie Uliano’s book Gorgeously Green, a resource sure to inspire even more Good Deeds on behalf of Planet Earth. We’ll announce a winner this Friday.
Meanwhile, take some time this week to celebrate Earth Day– take a hike along a nature trail and pick up litter, ride your bike to work instead of driving or set out a birdfeeder to make your back yard a friendlier habitat. In some small way, celebrate Earth Day with your family and give our great big globe of beautiful ecological diversity a hug. 
Well said, Enviro Girl!
I keep trying to leave a small footprint and your ideas keep me going
I hope I’m passing the torch by teaching my students about being eco-conscious. When I introduced my reusable shopping bag, a handful of kids said, “My mom has one of those!” I was so happy!
Happy Earth Day! Thanks for this fabulous blog!
This is a hard one but I have been thinking about it for awhile now, I think my earth day promise will be to find, and make, vegetarian recipes that my husband will like and try to incorporate them at least twice a week into my dinner menus. And while my husband is on jobs and not home, that I will eat mostly vegetarian. I love meat and buy responsibly but definitely do not need to be eating it every night for dinner. This is a bad earth habit I will change this year.