Inks Lake at Sunset, August 2009Photography by Eileen Trainor
Can we afford clean water?
Can we afford rivers and lakes
and streams and oceans which continue
to make possible life on this planet?
Can we afford life itself?
Those questions were never asked as we
destroyed the waters of our nation,
and they deserve no answers as
we finally move to restore and renew them.
These questions answer themselves.
Senator Ed Muskie of Maine
arguing for the passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972,
1972 Legislative History, pp 161, 162 and 164
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Can we afford rivers and lakes
and streams and oceans which continue
to make possible life on this planet?
Can we afford life itself?
Those questions were never asked as we
destroyed the waters of our nation,
and they deserve no answers as
we finally move to restore and renew them.
These questions answer themselves.
Senator Ed Muskie of Maine
arguing for the passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972,
1972 Legislative History, pp 161, 162 and 164
Visit The Blue Panther Experience, host for Blog Your Blessings Sunday. We are of all faiths, creeds and races, so everyone is welcome. Join us on any Sunday as we blog our blessings.
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