Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
The Prindle Post
Publication Date
4-22-2021
Abstract
Last year’s Earth Day, April 22nd, 2020 was unique. The United States, the country where the now international holiday originated, had realized it was in the midst of a pandemic just a little more than a month earlier. Lockdowns and closures meant less travel and less pollution. We all got a chance to see a glimmer of what might happen if we in the West reduced our consumption, even if only for a short period of time. Carbon emissions were dramatically reduced. Animals roamed the landscape. We were provided with a poignant visual representation of exactly what we have done to the planet. Most people had no sense at this point of what to expect out of the pandemic or of the lessons it would offer, if we would only pay attention.
Recommended Citation
Robison-Green, Rachel. "Earth Day in a Year of Reckoning.". The Prindle Post. https://www.prindlepost.org/2021/04/earth-day-in-a-year-of-reckoning/
