Earth Day 2026
It's Earth Day. What have you done for our planet? Now in its 56th year, what are we doing to promote conservation, and encourage action against pollution, deforestation, and climate change? While we've made several strides forward since its inception in 1970, it seems, at least to me, that in recent years, we've been going backwards. There is too much focus on the now and not on the future. Why should we care? Why should I care? After all I'm reaching old age and who cares what happens after I am gone. Well, I care. I care about the consequences that my actions (and the actions of others) will have on the planet that my son and his friends will live on long after I am going. I care about their children and their children's child....And yes, I'm being a sap here. As (supposed) intelligent human beings, we don't seem to take the care of earth very seriously. Or at least some do not as we drill and fight for more oil. ...