Wednesday, July 06, 2005
A Different Era
Powerline has a fascinating remembrance of the recently deceased Gaylord Nelson, who, among other things, founded "Earth Day." Powerline tells a lovely story.
Given what Earth Day has become, I am not sure about Mr. Nelson's legacy, but since we are remembering -- I remember the first Earth Day. I organized kids at school to go out and pick up litter, something that remains one of the most worthy environmental activities anyone can do today.
Like the civil rights movement before it, the environmental movement has morphed into some sort of monstrous parody of what it was when it began. That's just a crying shame.
Given what Earth Day has become, I am not sure about Mr. Nelson's legacy, but since we are remembering -- I remember the first Earth Day. I organized kids at school to go out and pick up litter, something that remains one of the most worthy environmental activities anyone can do today.
Like the civil rights movement before it, the environmental movement has morphed into some sort of monstrous parody of what it was when it began. That's just a crying shame.
