by Dale K. Edmondson | Apr 28, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
When Earth Day was established 54 years ago, its focus was on preserving and protecting. In its early days, it addressed issues like air and water pollution, deforestation, nuclear testing and so forth. It was a “conservation” endeavor, not an “environmental” one....
by Molly T. Marshall | Apr 21, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
While working in Minnesota and living a quarter of a mile from the riverfront of the mighty Mississippi, I have begun to think about water in new ways. Ownership of water has become an urgent concern as climate change requires better stewardship of existing resources....
by Helle Liht | Apr 20, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
The theme of Earth Day 2023 is using business language – “Invest In Our Planet” – to promote sustainable development and care for Earth. When I first found out about this theme, my mind immediately constructed different reasons why the business language here is not a...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Apr 20, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
I was a high school freshman in Tennessee when Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana. As part of the relief efforts, my high school did a food drive for those affected by the tragedy. Prepared to do my part, I asked my neighbors for canned goods. When I told my immediate...
by David Wheeler | Apr 19, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
I have resonated with the Earth and its creatures since long before the first Earth Day was celebrated 53 years ago. In fact, I was an “ecologist” before I knew the word. As a small boy, I wandered around the undeveloped fields bordering our subdivision in Louisville,...