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Is Earth Day Dying

Is Earth Day (which is today) dead? Maybe not, but if we’ve read the tree rings correctly, it may be dying. Which is why 2013 is the year we don’t need to save the Earth – we need to save Earth Day. Consider this: A new Huffington Post/YouGov poll finds Americans are less concerned about the environment now than when Earth Day began. A lot less. In 1971, the year after Earth Day was founded, 63 percent of Americans said it was “very important” to work to restore and enhance the national environment, according to an Opinion Research Corp. poll for President Richard Nixon. This year, only 39 percent of respondents said it was very important, according to a 2013 HuffPost/YouGov poll/Husna Haq, Christian Science Monitor. More here. (AP photo: Filipinos in colorful costumes participate in a protest against plans by a private developer for a reclamation project along Manila's Bay, as they celebrate Earth Day)

Question: Are you concerned re: reducing your carbon print? Why? Why Not?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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