The first #EarthDay in 1970 saw 20 million people take to the streets in the USA It led to the EPA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act Now, more than ever, we need a mass movement for the living world - ThreadSky

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charliejgardner.bsky.social • 6 days ago

The first #EarthDay in 1970 saw 20 million people take to the streets in the USA

It led to the EPA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act

Now, more than ever, we need a mass movement for the living world

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truestorygolden.bsky.social•5 days ago

Let me know what you think of my treatise: https://www.calameo.com/read/007847652defb4439a986

hpvray.bsky.social•5 days ago

I was one of that 20 million. I was a freshman at the U of M. There was a huge demonstration in front of Coffman Union on the Minneapolis campus.

linesonmyface.bsky.social•6 days ago

Is that when Trump was hiding from serving in Vietnam?

1wag.bsky.social•5 days ago

You're going to have to make that happen. Work with Indivisible, FiftyFiftyOne, mobilize and National Ground Game to make that happen for next year!

yehudit48.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yes

coastalcyclist.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yup, I was out on the streets of Chicago that day. It was a time that advised that if you fell into the Desplaines or Chcago rivers, you should immediately get out and shower off in clean water. Right around then was when the Cayahoga river caught fire.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/cuyahoga-river-caught-fire-least-dozen-times-no-one-cared-until-1969-180972444/

texasvulcan.bsky.social•5 days ago

Step 1: Stop electing Republicans

eliseflynn.bsky.social•6 days ago

Now, more than ever, we all need to get off our collective fannies, take to the streets, and demand protection for the only home we know.

Twenty million in 1970? Fifty-five years later we should at least be 55 million people marching and demanding our 'leaders' take positive action for the Earth..

jennimccallister.bsky.social•6 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fpONi5hvVc

lorymar.bsky.social•5 days ago

llfarm.bsky.social•5 days ago

✊🏽💚 agreed
https://bsky.app/profile/llfarm.bsky.social/post/3lngpghah7k2f

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