MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • April 12, 2020
Earth Day is just around the corner, on April 22. This will be the 50th Earth Day. The first one in 1970 was a seminal event in the growth of the environmental movement. The coronavirus pandemic has cast a pall over Earth Day celebrations. But we can reflect on the need to continue our efforts to protect the planet and redouble our efforts to make our individual footprints smaller. The focus of this year’s Earth Day is climate change. We need to work to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and promote renewable energy sources. Just like with effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus, we are all in this together. ~ Herb Wilson