{"id":6305,"date":"2015-04-23T06:56:19","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T06:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/edswahs\/?p=6305"},"modified":"2015-04-26T08:58:14","modified_gmt":"2015-04-26T08:58:14","slug":"it-was-earth-day-yesterday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/edswahs\/2015\/04\/23\/it-was-earth-day-yesterday\/","title":{"rendered":"It was Earth Day yesterday"},"content":{"rendered":"

And, do you know, I almost missed it! \u00a0It was only late that day that I remembered, when I saw an email from CASSE<\/a> reminding us all that Earth Day is 45 years old.<\/p>\n

Although I'm sceptical of these 'days' and 'years', and especially 'decades', \u00a0I've been caught up in a few over the years. \u00a0CASSE says that<\/p>\n

\"The first Earth Day mobilized huge numbers of people to become active in efforts to curtail pollution and protect important ecosystems like forests. \u00a0As we approach Earth Day this year, the founder of the Rainforest Action Network, Randy Hayes, and other visionary leaders are calling for a\u00a0doubling of the native forest canopy on the earth. \u00a0They are circulating a petition calling on all people to work together to achieve this goal.\"<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This seems unequivocally a good thing. \u00a0This is the petition:<\/p>\n

DECLARATION TO DOUBLE NATIVE FORESTS<\/em>
\n To Everyone Seeking a Just and Ecologically Sustainable Society:\u00a0Doubling the Size of Native Forest Canopy Will Help Us Get There<\/em><\/p>\n

To live in harmony with the planet and each other we need the courage to act on a shared vision of a better world. And we need to act NOW.<\/em><\/p>\n