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On Earth Day, Let’s Actually Protect Our Planet – By Investing in It

On Earth Day, Let’s Actually Protect Our Planet – By Investing in It

Each year, Earth Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the natural world and the benefits it confers to humanity. Conservation and preservation typically dominate the conversation. Well-meaning, these can unwittingly create a narrative that we can only protect wild spaces by keeping humans out; and we wonder why this doesn’t inspire sufficient action to address our pressing environmental challenges. 

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    Biden White House Hosts Earth Day Summit on Climate Emergency

    Biden White House Hosts Earth Day Summit on Climate Emergency

    Forty leaders from the world’s top greenhouse gas-polluting nations where hosted by the Biden administration on Thursday for an all-virtual summit to discuss the global climate emergency and the pathways — including individual emission reduction goals — that governments must take to stave off the worst impacts of global warming and runaway destruction of the […]

    How to Celebrate the Second Digital Earth Day

    How to Celebrate the Second Digital Earth Day

    On Thursday, April 22, the world will celebrate Earth Day, the largest non-religious holiday on the globe. This Earth Day falls at a critical turning point. It is the second Earth Day since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and follows a year of devastating climate disasters, such as the wildfires that scorched California and […]

    Earth Day 2021: Join the Global Youth Climate Summit

    Earth Day 2021: Join the Global Youth Climate Summit

    By Alexandria Villaseñor This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. My journey to becoming an activist began in late 2018. During a trip to California to visit family, the Camp Fire broke out. At the time, it was the most devastating and destructive wildfire […]

    3 New Films to Watch This Earth Week

    3 New Films to Watch This Earth Week

    Next week marks the second Earth Day of the coronavirus pandemic. While a year of lockdowns and travel restrictions has limited our ability to explore the natural world and gather with others for its defense, it is still possible to experience the wonder and inspiration from the safety of your home. Here are three new […]

    Pope Says Humans Have ‘Sinned’ Against Planet in Earth Day Message

    Pope Says Humans Have ‘Sinned’ Against Planet in Earth Day Message

    “We have sinned against the earth,” Pope Francis said in a forceful Earth Day message Wednesday that reinforced the religious leader’s commitment to environmental action. Francis delivered the remarks during his general audience, which he broadcast from his library because of lockdown measures put in place to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, as […]

    UN Leader Calls for Green Coronavirus Recovery on Earth Day

    UN Leader Calls for Green Coronavirus Recovery on Earth Day

    In a special message for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on the world to respond to the immediate crisis caused by the new coronavirus in a way that also solves the climate crisis. Guterres first acknowledged the pandemic that has prompted Earth Day to go digital this year, […]