Earthrise, taken on December 24, 1968, by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders.
Happy Earth Day! I posted last year on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and looking back at that post now I realize how despondent I had become about the future of our environment (the beginning of the pandemic probably didn’t help things).
I’m much more optimistic now, though of course dealing with the climate emergency, preserving lands, ensuring clean air and water, and so on will still be an immense challenge. Changes in the political leadership in the United States can have such a magnifying effect on the entire world’s approach to climate and the environment, for better or for worse.
Onward!