Tag Archives: citizen action

Earth Day 2020 – 50 Years Later

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Toasty

Earth Day has always been a day for environmental education and activism. Perhaps we can best honor that spirit by becoming politically active. Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2018 – Do People Care?

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Toasty

This April 22nd Earth Day seemed to be little more than an afterthought. Continue reading →

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Earth Day – 2017

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Toasty

One  year ago, representatives of 168 nations met at the U.N. headquarters in New York for the ceremony opening the Paris Climate Change Agreement for ratification.  It was a day of optimism and celebration.  Earth Day 2017 finds little justification … Continue reading →

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Scientist’s March on Washington

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Toasty

Marches are being planned to support science in response to apparent censorship by the new Trump administration Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2015

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Toasty

Future generations may well look back at 2015 as the year it became apparent that climate change was beyond our control.  Since Earth Day 2014 atmospheric C02 levels have continued their relentless increase with the weekly average value for the … Continue reading →

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Where Has Earth Day-2013 Gone?

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Toasty

Diminished interest in Earth Day 2013 is of concern since an educated and involved citizenry is essential for coping with the impacts of climate change. Continue reading →

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To really save the planet, stop going green!

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Toasty

I have written elsewhere, including this blog, about the folly of such “feel-good, green gestures” as screwing in compact fluorescent bulbs as a meaningful effort to address climate change.  While such gestures may have some value as a sensitizing tool, … Continue reading →

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