Earth Day

Each year, Earth Day—April 22—marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. What a hopeful time that was to be young and alive! We believed we could change the world with our thoughts and actions.

Earth Day remains a lofty set of ideas to possess and espouse, nothing in the years since Earth Day's inception has changed this fact. Despite all evidence to the contrary and millions upon millions in lobbying efforts to debunk the gentle genius that we have but one planet and that we ought to consider our impact thoughtfully and carefully. Call me a tree hugger if you will, I just prefer to exercise some caution in face of contaminated water in cities like Flint, Michigan or in the city schools of Newark, NJ. There are scores of other examples I could mention where a little common sense would have made all the difference.

On this day I will hope to preserve a sense of optimism and courage to call out the wrongs being done or that have been done to our planet. It keeps me going and will hopefully help keep us well on our planet for a long time to come.