50 years ago… I wonder what it was like. I would think everyone would have thought there was a never ending supply of gas. I remember the 70’s… with gas shortages and to grown ups… the late 50’s would have seemed so recent during the gas shortages, I wonder if there was concern, talk about conserving in the 1960’s.

First earth day was 1970…

I know there were commercials about “litter bugs” in the early to mid 60’s and Lady Bird Johnson crusaded for beautification.

Thanks for the comments.

When I was a child I remember the gas shortage and the lines at the pumps. I remember the TV-PSA with the Indian Chief crying over the polution of the land. I remember efforts to keep people from littering.

It shames me that we have not made more progress for energy independance since the seventies. We should have. Timmy and Suzie would be much better off today if we had paid attention and demanded change back then.

But most people resist change, bury their heads in the sand, buy Hummers and don’t mobilize until an issue becomes a crisis.

Energy independance is the only long term solution to our economic problems. If we do not address the problem now, Timmy and Suzie’s children and grandchildren will suffer even more than Timmy and Suzie do now.

I sympathize with Timmy, Suzie, the waitresses, busboys and their families going hungry tonight… hopefully there’s room at the table’s of that compassionate society George mentions for the restaurant staffs because families are eating at home.

Or maybe they aren’t eating at home. Maybe it is business as usual in Central Ohio’s suburbs, where we do not have light rail, bike paths, much less wide enough shoulders on the road to ride a bike.

Suzie, Timmy, the waitresses, busboys and their families must change…go out and ride your bike…

Or maybe Central Ohioans aren’t eating at home.

thanks for the comment

People only change when they must.

Lets hope that day comes soon.