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The first #EarthDay 
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> was in 1970, and I& #39;m old, so I remember it. Environmental awareness has grown every year since then, but of course so have environmental problems. It& #39;s easy to despair when we see the size & complexity of so many self-inflicted ecological wounds. But despair--
was in 1970, and I& #39;m old, so I remember it. Environmental awareness has grown every year since then, but of course so have environmental problems. It& #39;s easy to despair when we see the size & complexity of so many self-inflicted ecological wounds. But despair--" title="The first #EarthDay https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> was in 1970, and I& #39;m old, so I remember it. Environmental awareness has grown every year since then, but of course so have environmental problems. It& #39;s easy to despair when we see the size & complexity of so many self-inflicted ecological wounds. But despair--" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
--isn& #39;t necessarily a natural reaction. Much of the despair we feel has been intentionally inflicted upon us, weaponized against us, because despair leads to inaction, giving up, and there are people - and more importantly, industries and governments, that profit from inaction--
--on climate change, species loss, or habitat destruction. So as sad as I get sometimes, I refuse to let despair color my life. I follow so many wonderful scientists here on Twitter that talk about what can be done to, at least, slow down the ongoing damage. Complex problems--
--require complex solutions, but complex is not synonymous with impossible. Doing something is always better than doing nothing. So don& #39;t believe people who say it& #39;s too late, it& #39;s too hard, it& #39;s too expensive, it can& #39;t be done. The truth is, the reason so many industries and--
--politicians sell you hopelessness is that the big solutions to all these big issues must come from them - and they don& #39;t want to do the work or give up a penny in profits and power. In fact, one of the sneakiest things they& #39;ve done over the decades is to make you and me feel--
--that we - as individuals - are responsible for fixing everything. Of course, yes, we should all do our part. But while you personally cutting down on single-use plastics is great, that& #39;s not where the solution lies. It& #39;s manufacturing. It& #39;s the supply chain. It& #39;s the--
--political will to enact regulations. It& #39;s international cooperation. It& #39;s funding science.
We live on a beautiful planet. And while we are the only species with the ability to wreck the whole thing, we are also the only species that can fix it. There& #39;s no magic wand. We--
We live on a beautiful planet. And while we are the only species with the ability to wreck the whole thing, we are also the only species that can fix it. There& #39;s no magic wand. We--
--won& #39;t be able to save every acre of imperiled forest, save every endangered species. But we can save a lot of them. It& #39;s all possible. It& #39;s not too late. We just have to have governments that will do the big things that only they can do, while we, as individuals, do all the--
--little things we can to help. And the single most important thing you and I can do, more impactful even than our solo efforts at reducing, reusing, and recycling?
Vote.
Happy Earth Day 2021.
Vote.
Happy Earth Day 2021.
