Monday, April 27, 2009
"Earth Day, Then and Now"
So far, no prediction about the demise of the planet has come true.
Obviously, that doesn't mean it can't happen.
Personally, I'd bet that if we are done in, it will be by something completely unforseen...
Obviously, that doesn't mean it can't happen.
Personally, I'd bet that if we are done in, it will be by something completely unforseen...
At Reason.com, Ronald Bailey reviews the past and writes:
"There's much to celebrate on the 30th anniversary of Earth Day. Indeed, one of the chief things to get happy about is that the doomsters were so wrong. Civilization didn't collapse, hundreds of millions didn't die in famines, pesticides didn't cause epidemics of cancer, and the air and water didn't get dirtier in the industrialized countries."
