Earth Day has lost its edge and, with that, the sense that a different world is possible. Even more than in 1970, what’s needed now is an outpouring that organizes itself—with millions of people and, for good measure, some stinky dead fish in the streets. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
The journalist contrasts what Earth Day once was to what Earth Day now is. He provides excellent examples from the first Earth Day that clearly represent a different society of Americans. He also provides examples of this years Earth Day and, when compared to 1970's Earth Day, seem overtly mild. The journalist also is able to weave Obamas "green dream team" which offers the reader hope... but is later checked when the reader discovers that "regulating C02 using existing laws will be a laborious, and potentially litigious, exercise." In my humble opinion, it's good journalism.
