Comments on: Nature, Motherhood and Mother Earth Celebrating Nature during Hispanic Heritage Month http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2012/09/nature-motherhood-and-mother-earth-celebrating-nature-during-hispanic-heritage-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nature-motherhood-and-mother-earth-celebrating-nature-during-hispanic-heritage-month EPA's Blog About Our World Thu, 23 May 2013 16:26:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Isabel Long http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2012/09/nature-motherhood-and-mother-earth-celebrating-nature-during-hispanic-heritage-month/comment-page-1/#comment-53038 Isabel Long Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:37:19 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=16141#comment-53038 Thank you for your wonderful comments and feedback. Thanks to Lina Younes for inviting me to write in the EPA blog.

Jose, muchas gracias por tu comentario y perdona que estuvimos Lost in Translation con la version en espanol. Me dio mucho gusto que alguien de Chile leyera el articulo. Feliz Dieciocho!

]]> By: Lina-EPA http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2012/09/nature-motherhood-and-mother-earth-celebrating-nature-during-hispanic-heritage-month/comment-page-1/#comment-52986 Lina-EPA Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:32:19 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=16141#comment-52986 Thank you, Sydney. Appreciate your comments,
Lina Younes-EPA

]]> By: Sydney Hofferth http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2012/09/nature-motherhood-and-mother-earth-celebrating-nature-during-hispanic-heritage-month/comment-page-1/#comment-52939 Sydney Hofferth Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:07:30 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=16141#comment-52939 Although I personally am not of Hispanic Heritage, I greatly appreciate the sentiment of this post–especially the cultural importance that is given to nature and Mother Earth. These days, I feel as though people take for granted all that nature offers us–clear blue skies to gaze upon, green grass to play in, and clean water in which to swim. The national dialogue around protecting the environment unfortunately lacks this tone of respect and awe at the beauty of nature, and for some reason it frames the destruction of the earth as a necessary sacrifice for our development. I feel as though if we were to approach our future as a human race in a more sustainable way, we would not only benefit now from less pollution and destruction of the environment, but also in the future so that we can leave a beautiful earth for future generations to enjoy.

]]> By: Sydney Hofferth http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2012/09/nature-motherhood-and-mother-earth-celebrating-nature-during-hispanic-heritage-month/comment-page-1/#comment-52937 Sydney Hofferth Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:05:53 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=16141#comment-52937 This idea of interconnectedness with nature is extremely important, and I think it is forgotten oftentimes in today’s conversations about our relationship as humans with the earth. For some reason, we forget that the earth provides the most basic and essential goods for us to enjoy–trees to climb, grass to lay in, lakes and oceans to swim in–and we instead take advantage of those resources in an unsustainable manner. Although I am not of Hispanic origin, I greatly respect the cultural traditions that regard Mother Nature with the honor that she deserves. It’s important to never take for granted our natural resources, and to pass on this respect for the earth to the next generation.

]]> By: José Chávez http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2012/09/nature-motherhood-and-mother-earth-celebrating-nature-during-hispanic-heritage-month/comment-page-1/#comment-52913 José Chávez Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:10:03 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=16141#comment-52913 Isabel, es un agrado leer tú artículo, por un lado porque tambien soy Chileno (me gustan muchos los “huevos duros”) y además por el mensaje que das acerca de la verdadera belleza, que esta ahí, frente a nosotros y que es necesario cuidar recordando lo responsable que somos todos nosotros para que nuestros hijos la pueda disfrutar también. Un saludos desde Chile.

Atte.
José Chávez
Ingeniero de (E) en Ambiente.

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