Earth Day 2013 – Not Saving the Earth, Saving Ourselves
Today is Earth Day. You didn’t forget did you? Unfortunately, as Husna Haq writes in the Christian Science Monitor, it may be Earth Day itself that needs saving, not the Earth. Haq cites polls showing that back on the inaugural Earth Day in 1971, 63 percent of Americans saw restoring the natural environment as “very important.” This year, according to…
What is Wrong with Star Powered Environmental Advocacy
Environmental advocacy and star power What harm can there be from celebrities who provide material support, raise environmental awareness and encourage ecological action? We live in a culture of celebrity worship, we are bombarded with their images in advertising, film, television and online. Whether we are consumers of pop culture or not, there is no denying that celebrities hold a…
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