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Remember Today and All Days to Care for Our Environment

Posted Apr 22, 2019, by Veronica Coptis


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Earth Day is the most celebrated secular holiday in the world.  We all live, work, play, love and depend on this planet. Today is a day to celebrate our planet and perhaps find a way to replenish it and clean it up.

You might consider some of these ideas for you on Earth Day: plant trees or flowers, clean up a roadside or park, go for a walk at a stream, make a rain barrel, make a recycling bin, make bird feeders and/or share your knowledge!

Let Earth Day activities inspire you to make permanent changes in your life. Decide on new, eco-friendly habits and try your best to implement them throughout the year. While Earth Day is one day out of the year to focus on the environment, it takes daily dedication to create long-lasting positive change.  Every little bit counts, and these little things can add up to massive changes.

Today we urge you to soak in the beauty of this planet and to think about how we want to leave it for the generations that follow.

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  • Veronica Coptis

    Veronica Coptis joined the CCJ staff in March 2013 as a Community Organizer and is now serving as the Executive Director. She grew up in western Greene County near the Bailey Mine Complex and currently lives in the eastern part of the county. Before joining the CCJ staff, Veronica served on the Board of Directors for CCJ and organized with Mountain Watershed Association. She received a bachelor’s degree in biology from West Virginia University. She enjoys hiking and geocaching at Ryerson State Park and other areas around Greene County with her husband and daughters. Read more about Veronica in a New Yorker Magazine profile at https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/07/03/the-future-of-coal-country. Contact Veronica at veronica@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org.

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