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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1995)
EARTH DAY Campaign takes Earth Day to original roots of activism U i it . _ i. .it —- - ^ liy Glenda Marshall This year, lot the 25th anniversary ol Earth Day. OSPlRG and the "Free the Planet* campaign have twsen working to take Farth Day h.v » to its original roots ol environmental <K,tivism tn the past tew years. Earth Day celebrations have fatten increasingly in the hands ot the same corporations that are Be cod .. Make a better world RECYCLE! r9L Marshall destroying our planet Earth Day has become a medium in which com panins over shadow thee bad environ mental track records by sponsoring c q n c e r 1 s and media events that they say are tor the celebration ot f arth Day F or example, timber company ads tell os a boo! their 'plant a tree' programs, white (hey contin ue to spend a fortune to lobby for the right to chop down the remaining 10 percent of Our virgin forests Oil companies say in their ads th.il they are taking (let ter care of the environment, but they are resisting reforms to halt the greenhouse ettoct Plastic companies tell us in their ads that they are recycling, yet the industry recycles only 7 percent of the plastics it makes and tights laws that would require them to recycle more Chemical company ads say these companies are taking "responsible care" of our health but 900.000 Americans get sick every year trom drinking polluted water, and 100 million of us are breathing dirty air How are we to stop this corpo rate "greenw,ashing"? A' a gener ation e<* can ratty together and make Earth Day the grassroots movement it was meant to be Earth Day was started by stu dents in 1970 out of concern for our environment We, as stu dents, have a responsibility to continue the fight for a healthy plane! and continue the activism that students are known tor April 27, 1970, was a landmark day for the environmental move U<\ as students, have a responsibility to eon unite the fight for a healths planet and con tinue the activism that students are know n for. ment Thai clay students cetetxat ed the Earth and warned the nation of the threats to its health The first Earth Day was partially responsible for the Clean Water Act. the Clean Air Act. the Endan gered Speaes Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. as well as other key environ mental reforms The Free the Planet Coalition is trying to spread the message that i! we don’t protect our envi ronment now. future generations will suffer The Earth is about 4 5 billion years old. and we have a responsibility to protect this plan et thal has given us all so much for so long Wt* need to take back the Earth from rts corporate arid potit real enemies, and return it to the hands ot those who will protect it Do we want history books to say that the apathy ot our gener ation helped to lead to the destruction of the planet or that our mobilisation helped prolong the life ot this planet and protect ed it for future generations? Everyone needs to get involved. Together we can make a big difference, but separately we are fighting a losing battle (//r fula Marshall is the m, dm coordinator for OSPIRG's Free the Planet Campaign r JCPenney presents: earth preserve bath accessories earth preserv • cream soap • shampoo • nourishing body bath • glycerine soap • hair vitalizer • skin moisturizer earth presen'* - mother nature at her best! hair and skin care tor your body and better for the earth, all natural ingredients in completely recyclable packaging. v > of allproceeds \>o to ennronment education and cleanup projects ai ross the country 4 BIG DAYS! Thursday, April 20 thru Sunday, April 23 25% OFF ANY SINGI.F. REGULAR PRICED PURCHASE* 1 •• » *«»»i *. .v (*■ ;«s »•' ana j *m •«! t x. (*««•«, .<■ s*»* ,««• »• ►j.-a nc»r*w» -» *na»-»w—rj* .w»» '*3x«Oi*<e H !>» _*« «. Co»-<- , V-.jn w V-c » »X, tnnt frabjonlMPG ««>*> Mi'qu.t'ls, AWM («,« ****>.V «c,» S**"* B>anj teeam M«wt •'•-«««•, Ncfur iwm« Cawg « Cauvogi >«>•• c *-•*■ art cxswpc^ t* <?*•* Cm®*{**<**»+% ae *at>r*<i K- »■*■%*■*•* JCPenney C 'WJ X-fV** »vr* Ccrr^^f f'v Store Hours Monday-Saturday 10am-9pm Sunday 1 1am 6pm Valley River Center, Eugene Bike for Fun Bike for Life SIKES Get the values 1995 Mongoose Clearance prices on all 1994 bikes Sycamore Cromoly Main Frame & Fork, Shimono Alvio 21 Speed Dnve Tram omy $339.95 SERVICE Major tune-up $45.00 Call for details BIKE SECURITY Kryptolok 9” $27.95 LIGHTS Vista 430/20 Watts! Sale $99.95 reg $120 FENDERS Mt Zetai clip-on tenders only $19.95 pr Trick parts from Answer. Bontrager, Cook Brothers, Avid Rock Shox, Interioc. and more cxazati repairs a cycles ( 1340 WILLAMETTE 607-0266
