How Earth Day is Just Like New Years’ Eve
I’m not eager to spoil the party of Earth Day. For the environmentalist crowd, a group to which I pledge my philosophical, if not always explicit, allegiance, Earth Day is a time for celebration and renewal. But there’s something in “Earth Day” that seems a little like New Years’ Eve, at least to me. Which is to say a disappointment. Even…
Can Individuals Make a Real Impact on the Environment?
It’s easy to think that you, as one single person, can’t make a difference with an issue as overwhelming and all-encompassing as climate change. But sometimes, one person is all it takes to start a local, national or even global movement. Think about recycling. The citywide and government-funded recycling campaigns we know and love today didn’t start until the 1970s….
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