Reflections on Earth Day
By Katharine Sucher / On April 22nd, 2016
April 22nd, Earth Day, is also National Jelly Bean Day. How should one celebrate National Jelly Bean Day?
Slacktivism
To Click or Not to Click?
By Lucy Moore / On April 22nd, 2016
A couple of weeks ago I scrolled through my 50 some emails of the day and was struck by one from Crowdrise. The subject line read “Have you saved an animal from extinction?” It was a 24 hour emergency campaign to save the Greater Bamboo Lemur in Madagascar. I glanced, saw there was video, and hit delete. The world is too big, I told myself, and I know too much already about the suffering of humans, animals and the planet itself. But the question has hung in my mind and led me to think about activism. How do we choose what to spend our time and energy on? How can we be most effective?
This Earth Day, Focus on 21st Century Conservation
By Joe S. Whitworth / On April 21st, 2016
April 22 is not a moment to celebrate the wonder of this unique planet. It’s an opportunity to recognize what next steps we need to take to secure a better future.