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First Earth Day
My first letter to the editor was written 49 years ago this week after the first Earth Day. It was to dispute a Memphis Commercial Appeal opinion writer who had written that there would never be another Earth Day because it wasn't a big deal and essentially no one cared. It's worth remembering this for me for two reasons. 1. Despite the fact that we Boomers are blamed for every evil on the planet, we were the first generation to warn about climate change. And 2. Even though we still don't care enough, I was right and he was a dick.
