Go Green or Go Home

One of the least known celebrations is a day that happened last week thursday, earth day. Earth day was originally created 40 years ago this year to challenge the government and corporate leaders to better the environment. Today many businesses are using this day as just another thing that they can market there products to there buyers. In the article "At 40, Earth Day is Now Big Business" from the New York Times the author gives an interesting quote " Gray Line, a New York City sightseeing company, will keep running its buses on fossil fuels, but it is promoting an “Earth Week” package of day trips to green spots like the botanical gardens and flower shopping at Chelsea Market." I find this entertaining that bus companys are supposedly doing good things for the environment when they are just ruining it each day they run.

I believe that everyone today has lost what the real meaning of earth day is. People don't really care about earthday and neither do companies. They are just using the day so that they can make money in there pocket. I really liked the idea of the recycling kiosks and i believe that it will help improve recycleing rates. I think that earth day should go away from being about marketing and go back to the original purpose, keeping the earth clean.