For what it’s Earth

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Every year, on April 22, people around the world turn their attentions to the thing that keeps us all grounded... the Earth. Our planet is the one thing that every human being has in common and, in an effort to ensure that we keep this spaceship of ours in good shape, we celebrate Earth Day. Earth Day is an environmental movement that began in 1970, over 50 years ago. Back then, Americans were experiencing a huge boom in industry, and even with inefficient cars that ran on leaded gas and factories expelling copious amounts of smog and toxic runoff, the vast majority of the population remained oblivious to the impact that “progress” was having on