We are now entering the 47th year of a movement that continues to inspire, challenge ideas, ignite passion, and motivate people to action.

In 1970, the year of our first Earth Day, the movement gave voice to an emerging consciousness, channeling human energy toward environmental issues. Forty-six years later, we continue to lead with groundbreaking ideas and by the power of our example.

And so it begins. Today. Right here and right now. Earth Day is more than just a single day April 22, 2017. It’s bigger than attending a rally and taking a stand.

We are changing our video for Earth Day. While we still highly recommend watching Chasing Ice the committee has decided to replace it with Cosmos, A Personal Journey, episode 13, Who Speaks for Earth? In the committee's opinion the Cosmos episode addresses a wider list of issues. Who Speaks For Earth? Carl Sagan for one.

“Our loyalties are to the species and the planet. We speak for Earth. Our obligation to survive is owed not just to ourselves but also to that Cosmos, ancient and vast, from which we spring...

…The civilization now in jeopardy is all humanity. As the ancient myth makers knew, we are children equally of the earth and sky. In our tenure of this planet, we have accumulated dangerous, evolutionary baggage -- propensities for aggression and ritual, submission to leaders, hostility to outsiders, all of which puts our survival in some doubt. We have also acquired compassion for others, love for our children, a desire to learn from history and experience, and a great, soaring passionate intelligence -- the clear tools for our continued survival and prosperity.

... Carl Sagan

Join with us on Earth day in watching Episode 13 of the original PBS Cosmos, a Personal Journey, … Who Speaks for Earth?