One little thing...

Eric Care's children's book, The Tiny Seed is the story of how one little seed makes a difference

In autumn, a strong wind blows flower seeds high in the air and carries them far across the land. One by one, many of the seeds are lost -- burned by the sun, fallen into the ocean, eaten by a bird. But some survive the long winter and, come spring, sprout into plants, facing new dangers -- trampled by playing children, picked as a gift for a friend. Soon only the tiniest seed remains, growing into a giant flower and, when autumn returns, sending its own seeds into the wind to start the process over again.

It just takes one little thing to make a difference.

Sometimes you don't realize that doing one little thing can make an impact on our Earth. Change your light bulbs, start a garden - even if it's a container garden, bring reusable shopping bags with you, use a reusable water bottle rather than throw away bottles, recycle things, reuse things reduce. Everyone can do one little thing each day to make a difference in the world. Not only to make the earth better, but also to make the lives for people who live on it better. One little seed.

Happy Earth Day

Jake has been a long supporter of environmental causes and does lot of little things to help the environment along with bigger ways of supporting environmental seasons. This year is no different, little things like buying and supporting local farmers, having a garden, and using a reusable water bottles to the more public things like working and support Global Green's “National Green Schools” initiative, and again continuing his involvement with LA Conservation Corps.


And you can't forget that first big blockbuster action film, with the earth at the environment's mercy. Although there are plot hole and points of logic that don't make any sense when you think about them, got to say I'm glad he made the it. Why? The environment? Ok I should, but something little less globally minded but because it was one little thing, ok, not so little,definitely not, that spun his world, and Austin's too.

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The History of Earth Day

The original mission Earth Day, proposed by John McDonnell, a peace activist who interest in the Earth came from working in a plastic plants, was to celebrate Earth's life and beauty and to alert earthlings to the need for preserving and renewing the threatened ecological balances upon which all life on Earth depends. He proposed an Earth Day in 1969 but new he need political clout to help make it happen.That's where Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) came in. He reportedly saw the damage from a major oil spill and got fired up, and went Congress to make Earth Day official. US President Richard Nixon tried to score some points, not that easy during the Vietnam war and a recession,by announcing an "Environmental Quality Council" and a "Citizens' Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality." But people didn't buy it. They said it was just for show. So Nixon signed legislation called the National Environmental Protection Act, which gave birth to the EPA as we know it now right before what most people consider the first Earth Day, which was April 22, 1970. In 1990, Earth Day went Global(you know Earth and Global -- makes sense, why it took 20 years....ask them).


Starting today, it begins the year of celebration and activism leading to the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Here's hoping that everyone does one little thing each day during this year to celebrate the Earth and the gift we have.

Earth Day Network

List of Global Organizations working to improve the environment.