We Need A New Earth Day To Correct The Old One

investors.com ^ | 4/21/2014 | IBD Editorial

[rktman]

The first Earth Day, in 1970, was celebrated after a wave of environmentalism swept the nation. Many give credit to Rachel Carson's 1962 book, "Silent Spring," which popularized the notion of large-scale chemical pollution, for igniting the movement.

But she was really feeding off of a concept developed a few years earlier. The "precautionary principle" was conceptualized when the National Academy of Sciences proposed a radical change in the risk assessment of exposure to radiation and carcinogens. It recommended changing the regulatory paradigm from a "threshold dose" model to a linear one.

[rktman]

Not much vitamin D here in Reno today. But the artificial lighting is up and running. Got to go crank up the hemi. :>}

[MrB]

Let's call it what it is,

Earth WORSHIP Day.

Rom 1:24-25
Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.

[Gay State Conservative]

Contained in this foot locker is all that I need to know about Earth Day.In short,this foot locker contains the mummified remains of the former girlfriend of one Ira Einhorn,the founder of Earth Day.He murdered her for having had the audacity to leaving him.

[GraceG]

#worshipearthday

Confess your eco-sins

[rktman]

Seems like libs are such “reasonable” people. Asshat ira may claim to have founded erf day back in ‘70 but the other asshats involved try to distance themselves from his uh, noteriety. Don’t forget his lawyer was arlen spectre who got his bail reduced to $40k allowing him to exit stage right.

[lacrew]

This is as good a time as any to say - get rid of the EPA!

The next GOP presidential candidate should do one thing - suggest the abolition of at least ONE government agency. If we are to believe he really believes in smaller government, he has to have the stomache to eliminate at least one.

I can’t think of a better one than the EPA.

[Resolute Conservative]

I burn a tire every year in celebration of earth day :) A girl in my office gets real angry when I say that.

[BikerJoe]

I burn a tire every year in celebration of earth day :) A girl in my office gets real angry when I say that.

We roast an endangered species over it.

[9422WMR]

I just use the great outdoors as my restroom in celebration of Earth Day.
Works ok at home, but I get strange looks at the office;-)

[BikerJoe]

I just use the great outdoors as my restroom in celebration of Earth Day.

Around here we say "You don't really live in the country unless you can get up in the morning and pee off your front porch and nobody can see you."

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Edward J. Calabrese is professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Massachusetts and an adjunct scholar at The Cato Institute.

I bet Professor Calabrese is really popular at ZooMass!

[MrB]

Because you’re blaspheming her religion.

[dfwgator]

Carlin nailed these “Earth First” types (Warning: Language)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjmtSkl53h4

[Vigilanteman]

I burn a tire every year in celebration of earth day :)

At least you aren't having it filled with petrol and put around someone's neck first as St. Nelson Mandela's wife did.

[ballplayer]

What needs to be reinstituted is, I Am An American Day,the last time that was held was during the second World War,I believe its past time to get it going again!