I found an Earth Day article from Reason Magazine, May 2000.
Some of the those early earth day activists really made some bold predictions about famine and civilization ending within 30 years that never materialized. But, alas, we can't fault the activists because they were citing scientists. Ah, such wacky times, the seventies were. The next generation or two will find it equally entertaining 30 years from now to reflect back on the balmy prophecies that were made in the first decade of the 21st century. Oh wait, this time it's real. We can't possibly be wrong.
Instead of planting a tree this earth day, I need to save one. One sprouted up in my garden, just inside the fence, last year and I need to move it. The sapling is about six feet high now. I had planted a few trees a few years ago but I couldn't keep them from the deer. I tried but to no avail but this one is tall enough now that it should be safe. Deer truly are a problem in PA and managing them is a contentious issue. I am currently reading Deer Wars which discusses this concern.
Today is also primary day here in PA. I will cast a vote for John McCain today, just as I did in the 2000 primary.
Well, we're not wrong this time, since Al Gore says so!
I dunno about that. The weather has been awful nice over the past few weeks. It hasn't been frigid at all. Maybe Al is on to something, even if he has to take computer-generated clips from other movies to make his point.
But, alas, we can't fault the activists because they were citing scientists.
Was that a widespread view in the scientific community at the time? I didn't think so either.
I didn't say it was. Given that Earth Day has become so popular, though, someone must have taken some of those beliefs seriously.
What beliefs? Earth Day is about protecting the environment. You would understand this if you drew information from sources that aren't horribly biased.
The founders of Earth Day had some pretty zany predictions like die-offs from pollution in LA and NYC, the amount of sunlight hitting the earth being cut in half, and other beliefs that never happened nor ever came close to happening. Someone had to take those people seriously otherwise we would have never heard of Earth Day. If people thought those predictions weren't possible, the founders would have been dismissed as crackpots.
The founders of Earth Day had some pretty zany predictions like die-offs from pollution in LA and NYC
All of them? And, if so, what's your point?
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