Title: Earth Day and How One Person Can Make a Difference
Headings: Celebrate Earth Day
Celebrate Earth Day
How One Person Can Make a Difference in the Environment
How One Person Can Make a Difference
The Power of Personal Commitment

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By
Larry West
Updated February 24, 2019
Earth Day is a time when millions of people worldwide celebrate and renew their personal commitment to environmental stewardship. And it has never been more important, or more urgent, for you and people everywhere to take personal action, to adopt a greener lifestyle, and to share your concerns about the environment. How One Person Can Make a Difference
Today, the environmental problems facing the world are enormous. Earth’s finite resources are being stretched to the limit by rapid population growth, air, water and soil pollution, and much more. Global warming, spurred by our use of fossil fuels for energy and transportation as well as mass-scale agriculture and other human activities, threatens to push our planet beyond its ability to support human life unless we can meet the growing need for food, energy and economic opportunity within a sustainable environment. In the face of such huge global problems, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless, and to find ourselves asking, “What difference can one person make?” The answer is that one person can make all the difference in the world: Rachel Carson was just one person who wrote Silent Spring, a book credited with launching the environmental movement in the United States. John Muir was one person who saved the Yosemite Valley, founded the Sierra Club, and inspired generations of conservationists who continue to do life-giving work. Wangari Maathai is one person who started planting trees and empowering women in her native Kenya, and eventually was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2004 for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.