Earth Day Questions

In the Philadelphia area many people put in the extra effort to pick up litter or plant some trees on Earth Day. It's a good start, but on this day, I'm more full of questions than answers. I hope you'll help me by sharing your thoughts and questions of your own. Here are a few of mine:

• What is the most effective thing that you think we can do for the planet with the limited time and energy we possess as individuals?

• What will it take to build a greater level of Earth-awareness in our communities?

• How can we hold government institutions and big business to a higher environmental standard?

• What worries you?

• What gives you hope?

I know that sometimes when I tell people that these things live in my brain everyday, they look at me like I have three heads. But one thing I do know is that in many ways we're losing touch with nature. It's a worry.

I wonder how we can possibly as a society care about protecting something that we only experience on a limited basis. What's the answer? I'd love to know. Let's start a conversation on these issues. Thank you!