The patient's condition is serious.  Symptoms are multiple.  He has a fever, higher than ever before.  Efforts to bring it down are not working.  Poisonous toxins have been found in body fluids.  When symptoms are treated in one area, additional populate in other areas.  If this were a usual patient, doctors would be inclined to declare the multiple sicknesses as chronic and terminal.  Not knowing what else to do, they would just take steps to make the patient as comfortable as possible until the end came.

However, this is not a human patient.  It is our home - the Earth.  With every passing day, we learn things are worse than what we have expected.  Our climate is changing and people think it’s a part of nature when in fact it’s the exact opposite.  Natural systems are collapsing.  The ocean seems headed towards a series of catastrophic tipping points.  Summer days are hotter than usual.  Rainy days are drowning communities we never imagined were possible.  Earthquakes are happening more frequently.  Volcanoes are becoming active again.  Bird and sea creature migrations are becoming stranger.  There are many different factors that cause destruction to our planet. 

The purpose of Earth Day is to help keep our grass green and our skies blue with more trees and less pollution.  The solution lies on each individual’s continuous and conscious effort to contribute to conserve our planet and make it habitable for generations to come. 

How can you help inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment?! 

There are various measures you can take on Earth Day, more importantly any day to help our country ecologically.  Check out the resources on the official Earth Day site.  There are many great events listed here or you can create your own.  Also, check out this article on Earth Day-inspired resources, events, and celebrations taking place nationwide.

We at School Announcement try to make a difference by educating educators on the benefits of going paperless.  Not only can your school enjoy huge savings by dispensing with print and mail but it really helps the environment. Our unlimited messaging plans and email service that supports attachments are designed for this very purpose! 

Our staff at School Announcement wishes Earth Day a very happy 40th Anniversary!!