I remember what a big deal earth day was in the 70s. It was headline news every year back then. Everyone was planting a tree to save the earth. My high school economics teacher was convinced that in twenty years, even with birth control, earthlings would have to be sent off to the moon or to Mars for humankind to survive. I am not exaggerating. This is exactly what he was telling us in class. He also attacked Humanae Vitae. And he was far from the most liberal teacher in our Irish Christian run high school.
Here is a good article from the TFP website. It is clear and simple. A very good summation by Gary Isbel:
TFP: With the founding of Earth Day on April 22, 1970 by the late Senator Gaylord Nelson, environmentalists created a rallying point. No one can dispute that there were and are real environmental issues to address. What has become alarming is the method of influence and goals proposed by climate change alarmists. Read the full article here.
