Earth Day
In celebration of the 49th anniversary of Earth Day, Kitties Blue offer you the following words to live by.
The author of today’s quote, Stewart Lee Udall, was a lawyer, American politician and federal government official. He served three terms as a congressman from Arizona. Udall then served as Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969, under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Under Udall’s leadership, the Interior Department promoted the expansion of federal public lands. As Secretary, he oversaw the addition of four national parks, six national monuments, eight national seashores and lakeshores, nine national recreation areas, twenty national historic sites and fifty-six national wildlife refuges.
Udall played a key role in the enactment of a number of environmental laws:
- Clear Air, Water Quality and Clean Water Restoration Acts and Amendments
- Wilderness Act of 1964
- Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966
- Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
- Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965
- National Trail System Act of 1968
- Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968.
A pioneer of the environmental movement, Udall warned of a conservation crisis with his best-selling book on environmental attitudes in the United States, The Quiet Crisis (1963). He wrote of the dangers of pollution, overuse of natural resources and the loss of open spaces. Along with Rachel Carson‘s Silent Spring, The Quiet Crisis is credited with creating a consciousness in the country that led to the environmental movement. (Information from Wikipedia)
To learn more about Earth Day visit www.earthday.org.
Sparks
there is no hop. Unfortunately, during this break, Annie has been the victim of a hacker. This has continued to keep her off-line and caused her much distress. Kitties Blue and I ask for your continued prayers for Annie and her family as they try to reconcile this mess and get their lives back to normal.
Many of us believe in Annie’s vision: “If we allow our light to shine, we can see where we are going. It is then that we can begin to truly see each other clearly. Together, we can light up the entire world!”
Easter Video for Awww Mondays
On Caturday, we promised to share a fun Easter video on the Sunday Selfies blog hop. Unfortunately I forgot, so here it is today. Click on the link below to see Mau and his wife Allie (Friends Furever) and Cooper Murphy and his special friend, Tyebe (Canadian Cats).
https://www.jibjab.com/view/make/jump_jive_and_wail/ff671885-7700-43e2-b0c6-1b5f3a1e7e48
Awww Monday is a blog hop hosted by Comedy Plus. A little birdie told us that a special ginger tabby may be featured there today. To check out that photo or join the hop, click on the badge below.
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