I am of the age that I remember the very first Earth Day waaaay back on April 22, 1970. Granted, I was a young girl then but I do have memories of the event. It was a time for hippies, and flower power. The nightly news was filled with war protests as students of the time were against our involvement in the war in Vietnam. Prior to Earth Day we were a nation of huge consumption, lacking in our care of Mother Earth. V8 engines were in our cars and industries spewed their filth into our water…
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