Make Earth Day a National Holiday
In 1970, when Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, proposed the first nationwide environmental protest “to shake up the political establishment and force this issue onto the national agenda,” “It was a gamble,” he said “but it worked.”
Today, most everyone from small businesses to large enterprises are shaking things up and are contributing to the greening of America, leading eco-conscious initiatives and marketing them throughout their enterprises.
With the trend being green, why not make Earth Day a nationally observed holiday where companies and schools are closed? Wouldn’t we make more of an impact, if, instead of spending the day at work and school, we were out in our communities planting trees, collecting trash, and participating in environmental marches? Imagine the greater affect on the environment and in business, if companies led their employees on such day-long local green-keeping initiatives?
Until such a bill would ever pass, here are three steps to contribute to Earth Day while at work:
* Reduce and recycle office products
* Apply green principles to your office building
