Earth Day events: from condoms to National Mall concert

Chris Hayes dedicates his "Story of the Week" to environmentally friendly initiatives that he says must focus on a collective effort.

If it's Earth Day, it must be the time of year for volunteers to turn out en masse to plant trees. Those events certainly were prominent across the U.S. on Sunday, but they were not the only ones.

Among them: a "Mobilize the Earth" rally and concert on the National Mall -- and 100,000 condoms (wrapped with covers of endangered species) were being handed out by an environmental group as part of its population control campaign.

In Washington, D.C., Cheap Trick, British rocker Dave Mason and teen pop group Kicking Daisies performed at a rain-dampened rally sponsored by the Earth Day Network.


The organization is urging people worldwide to perform one billion "acts of green". 

EDN President Katherine Rogers said those acts have included commitments to walk to work, plant trees and hold environmental education programs in schools across the globe.

"My favorite was a guy who broke up with his girlfriend because she wouldn't recycle -- we counted that as an act of green," the Associated Press quoted Rogers as saying.

Also on the mall, university students were competing in the 8th annual National Sustainable Design Expo, which is hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency.

And an "EcoVillage" featured interactive exhibits and renewable energy demonstrations from exhibitors including NASA and the United Nations.

Tens of thousands crowded the mall two years ago to hear Sting, Jimmy Cliff and other musicians play on the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day. The event wasn't held last year because Earth Day fell on the same weekend as Easter and Passover and because of the economic downturn, Rogers said.

Jacquelyn Martin / AP

In a steady rain storm, Anastasia Bardin, 10, and her mother Lyn Bardin of New York City join the Earth Day rally on the National Mall in Washington Sunday.

As for the condoms, the Center for Biological Diversity handed those out this week to 1,200 volunteers to distribute at more than 80 college campuses.

"What better day than Earth Day to get people talking about overpopulation and its environmental impacts," Amy Harwood, who runs the group's population campaign, said in a statement. "The world population has doubled since the first Earth Day 42 years ago, and yet today that rarely gets talked about. But the fact is that we add 80 million people to the planet each year, leading to pollution, habitat destruction, and the prospect of extinction for thousands of species already living on the brink."

  

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Who uses 60 watt bulbs? And for what? Can't read by a 60 watt bulb. Too bright for a night light. When they make a 100 watt bulb, I'll give it a try. Also need a 150 watt bulb.

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Reply#1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:00 PM EDT

The amount of watts has little to do with the lumens a light puts off unless you are strictly talking about incandescent. For example, a 25 watt LED puts out way more light than a 60 watt incandescent. Just FYI. :-)

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#1.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:34 PM EDT

Mandy, there is more than lumens in lighting. Color range is important too. Example a Low Pressure sodium Vapor light gives a lot of lumens, but you color rendering is very weak.

Flourescent lighting and CFL's were useless light until researchers found the right combination to make the light into a useful range for the human eye to use.

LED's are a blue cast of light, so though it may develope lumens enought to be bright, it may not be the most suitable until coatings are developed to get the color to fit the human range better.

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#1.2 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:45 PM EDT

Yes I realize that. I was trying to steer joe in a better direction.

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#1.3 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:20 PM EDT

"I was trying to steer joe in a better direction"..... so typical of liberals and progressives.

How about we let individual Americans chart their own course.

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#1.4 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:28 PM EDT

Funny heynow since it's conservatives who usually want to revoke the right to choose. Don't go there, you absolutely can't win. Do you actually know what the words liberal or progressive means? Pick up a dictionary and learn to think for yourself and that means not always voting one way because your party does, some people are conservative, liberal and progressive all at the same time.

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#1.5 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:38 PM EDT

Heynow-

so offering information that joe my not have given the post is somehow not allowing to go own course?

You also reject teaching coughing in your elbow instead of your hand?

    #1.6 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:04 PM EDT

    You mean "choose" to kill humans F Walsh? No, I don't think you have the right to kill humans 'cuz in America we have the right to "LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness".

    It's also my duty an an American man and a father to protect children.

    And yes, I do know exactly what liberalism and progressivism are.

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    #1.7 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:08 PM EDT

    Tao, there is a difference between teaching and steering.

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    #1.8 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:10 PM EDT

    How did this discussion degenerate from light bulbs to abortion? You crazy Conservatives!

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    #1.9 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:15 PM EDT

    kim, "crazy Conservatives"..... a liberal brought up abortion. You would know that if you spent 30 seconds reading.

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    #1.10 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:19 PM EDT

    why are you trying to turn God into a abortionists Heynow?

    Honestly not much of a difference we steer youth to cough in elbows and teach adults to stop cough in hands. The information given by Mandy and DB was informative and can be checked by looking online or talking to the manufacture. It is still joe's choice

      #1.11 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:24 PM EDT

      "I was trying to steer joe in a better direction"..... so typical of liberals and progressives.

      How about we let individual Americans chart their own course.

      Heynow: Dude... I was telling him valuable information. Its not like it was an opinion, it was info. Why is knowledge wrong to you?

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      #1.12 - Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:18 AM EDT
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      We have been for years steve.

      Sorry being a good steward of the planet, makes you so mad!

      Happy earth day!

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      Reply#3 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:16 PM EDT

      Condom distribution and march on DC is being a good steward of the earth? Really? Go to DC after all the "good steward hippies" leave and take note of all the trash, drug paraphernalia, and filth that is left for someone else to clean up then come back and talk to me about all the "good things" your people are doing to the earth.

      So, if condoms and abortions are a way to "protect the earth", then why stop there? Why don't we just cull all of the non-producers, too? Be careful of wanting total freedom and having a government that you think is on your side, because with total freedom, absolute government control, soon follows.

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      #3.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:10 PM EDT
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      The earth is not our god. Use it wisely, but do not elevate it (as mankind has done to itself), making it into our salvation.

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      Reply#4 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:28 PM EDT

      You've been mixing tequila with peyote again, gimme.

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      #4.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:31 PM EDT

      well it kind of is the only place that can sustain life for us (that we know of) So most people consider it pretty darn important.

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      #4.2 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:35 PM EDT

      Mandy where are the millions that have died at, I bet most would like to come back and tell you.

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      #4.3 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:44 PM EDT

      Wayne. That sentence does not make sense. Try again?

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      #4.4 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:20 PM EDT

      gimme a break has an outstanding point. The earth is nothing compared to the entire universe.

      YES it is the only environment that we have and we should use it wisely. But don't elevate it to all supremacy status. In doing so you leave yourselves wide open to be duped by another set of charletons who are plenty glad to clean out your bank acount for their cause.

      Our government has been taken to the cleaners for billions to support dubious green industries that didn't have a ice cubes chance in hell of making a profit. I'm sure a good chunk of the money ended up in the planners 401K's and they enjoyed living high on the hog for a few years.

      64% of Prius owners would never buy another Hybrid. Why?

      The Chevy Volt - production suspended indefinitely

      Solyndra and a dozen other green companies, belly up.

      Ford has done some interesting things with recycled products, and are testing many others, will go on, because they are using their heads instead of their hearts in every decision.

      Mandy you need to do that too instead of assuming people don't care. Many are just reacting to people who are overreacting to trumped up green ideas that simply aren't so green and also don't work so well.

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      #4.5 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:19 PM EDT

      but not the oil industry right ... they would never take us to the cleaners and dump the clean up on taxpayers?

        #4.6 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:13 PM EDT
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        Stick earth day up you stupid libtard azz!

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        Reply#5 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:46 PM EDT

        Lol right, because caring for the earth is a bipartisan issue.

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        #5.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:01 PM EDT

        Yes, eric, we all know you were home-schooled by idiots.

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        #5.2 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:21 PM EDT

        I'll bet your home is not inhabitable either.

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        #5.3 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:41 PM EDT
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        Should give the condoms to the GOP. Put over their heads to shut there month.

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        Reply#6 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:16 PM EDT

        too bad Mr Os dad didnt use one

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        #6.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:45 PM EDT

        Month?

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        #6.2 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:24 PM EDT

        Wayne, do you mean Mrs. Bush?

          #6.3 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:42 PM EDT

          starbuck: At least MRS. BUSH'S parents were MARRIED when SHE was born!

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          #6.4 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:02 PM EDT

          Big deal, 50% weren't married. What's your point?

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          #6.5 - Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:48 AM EDT
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          I don't think you have to be a LibTard to enjoy Earth Day. I know some ConserviTards that respect and appreciate the clean outdoors also. If you haven't noticed...there are photos of the earth, that not fake, and we have a limited amount of resources and places to drive your SUV's. You might want to care of it.

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          Reply#7 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:22 PM EDT

          Drill Baby, DRILL!

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          #7.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:43 PM EDT
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          Earth Day occurs on the same day as Lenin's birthday. How amazing that coincidence just occurs.

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          Reply#8 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:39 PM EDT

          The useful idiots can't put 2 and 2 together.

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          #8.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:17 PM EDT

          Actually, using the environmental movement to weaken America was the KGB's idea under Soviet President Khrushchev. They also targeted intellectuals, particularly those in universities and colleges. They promoted their flawed theories of environmental, political, and social nature as more intelligent. The concept is to suck them in and teach the masses their fatally flawed systems as better.

          If there is one weakness in an intellect, that is the fear of not appearing knowledgeable. Ant that is why the KGB scheme has been so successfull. To bad the Soviet Union fell apart in the 90's. Not to worry though, China and other aggressors will be only too happy to take advantage of the work done.

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          #8.2 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:37 PM EDT
            #8.3 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:17 PM EDT

            DB - Haven't run into you for awhile. Looks like you and the KGB have something in common - Fear of not appearing knowledgeable. Thanks for the lecture.

            HAPPY EARTH DAY!

            OBAMA 2012!!

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            #8.4 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:22 PM EDT

            SithJedi ..... wasn't that the bad guy in the movie....

            365 days and the whole of human history, I would think you would be hard pressed to not find a day that did not land on a bad man's birthday or some horrific event in history. Common sense people.....

              #8.5 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:43 PM EDT
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              As a kid I became aware of the earth and how fragile it all is when I first saw pictures of earth from apollo.Look at the earth,you see a very thin layer over it.That is the entirety of the atmosphere that [most] life on earth needs.The water more or less is the same.A basketball wettened is the earth.The alive part is just the wet,the rest is rock.We worry about things on a human time scale.We can screw up and do whatever we want.The earth will abide.If it takes a thousand or a hundred million years the earth will be ok,we may have killed ourselves.Look at our modern lives.We'd all be better if they had built up the RRs instead of tearing them down.1 car families,walking to the trains,less pollution.Our lives,our lifestyles come from greed,the movers and shakers greed

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              Reply#9 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:47 PM EDT

              Do you think that railroads and horse don't pollute! Most modern railroads are electric powered which is produced using coal.One of the main reasons automobiles became so important and popular was it eleminated hundreds of tons of horse manure in our cities! It was found that autos polluted less than did horses!What other crazy crap do you believe in?You people are insane! This is just and low flying way of pushing for more and more regulations over business and people through regulations and ultimately politically to change our form of governemnt! What do you mean"one family homes"? Sounds like you are alittle jealous for having been stuck in a large aprtment complex! I prefer my home,you live like a rat if you wish but don't push your way on anyone else!

              The real form of today pollution is pollution of our childrens minds from idiots like you!

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              #9.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:09 PM EDT

              Our form of government is broker by the way by big money and 13,000 lobbyists running our congress and how they vote due to ego's and power.

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              #9.2 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:13 PM EDT

              What do you suggest ,skypilot,goulogs,concentration and reeducation camps? How about slaughtering 50-75 million people like the socialist in the 20th century did? Would that satisfy you! If we returned to horses,you would complain about the pollution.If we started using whale fat for lighting you would be inscinsed!If we had to walk to get somewhere you would complain and demand a right to travel by train.Oh,the trains, if they were coal fired like in the past and you arrive at your destination reaking of coal dust and black faced,you would be demanding we go back to electric railroads.If we had to resort to sails again for inter continental trade,you would complain about the year it took to get your ipad from China!If you had to quit your ifone and pad,you would complain that America was a facisit nation preventing those with different thoughts from expressing their thoughts! No Skypilot,you wouldn't last for a year! No knowledge of collecting foods,no knowledge of hunting,nothing in a way to survive! So quit your bitching and be glad you live in the most advance industrialized country the planet has ever seen! If its so horrible here,move to Venezuala,I understand they have a governemnt to your liking there!

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              #9.3 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:33 PM EDT

              Methinks you got konked on the head.How did you --oh I know,I think you had a stroke!Noone is suggesting becoming luddites[look it up!] Simply that our way of life that is built on cars,consumption,oil,materialism, it was sold to us.It is what is available.I don't feel guilty about my car.You don't think ruining the rail system was a bad thing?We're the largest modern society without good rail-to move people.India,China,europe ,they all have waaaay better rail than us. And I meant and SAID 1 car families.You would only need 1 car if we had good public transportation nationally like there USED to be.Relax read

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              #9.4 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:53 PM EDT

              How about having constructive conversations about the problems we face looking for solutions that are not based in war and genocide or covering ears and pretending the problems do not exist.

              Earth Days

              Special Series: 7 Billion - National Geographic Magazinengm.nationalgeographic.comThere will soon be 7 billion people on the planet. Find out why you shouldn’t panic—at least, not yet.

                #9.5 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:31 PM EDT
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                For Earth Day I'm taking the family to the range in the F-350 Diesel, we're going to fill the embankment with 1000 rounds of lead. Then we're going home and turning all the lights on, and the air conditioner. I think I'll get Chem-Lawn over to green the place up a bit as well.

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                Reply#10 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:10 PM EDT

                awww. aren't you just proud of yourself there pumpkin.

                When your great grandchildren ask you why the earth is dying, you can point them to days like these.

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                #10.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:27 PM EDT

                Mandy I dont think we have to worry about another generation growing up , I have been on earth for 57 years and things are worse than ever and people are much stupider and easier to fool than ever before., there might be a lot more technology but it has made people rely on the lies we are told by the liberal media and our leaders.

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                #10.2 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:51 PM EDT

                Go Wayne!!

                This is not about the Earth, it's about Marxism!!!

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                #10.3 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:08 PM EDT

                Lol right Wayne. Pollution, over-population, depletion of resources, those are all because of the liberal media.

                You've been on this earth for 57 years huh? The world population was 2.7 billion. This year we passed 7 billion. Do you really think that has no effect on the world or our resources?

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                #10.4 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:26 PM EDT

                Who is in the picture w mandy?

                  #10.5 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:31 PM EDT

                  Wayne

                  Mandy I dont think we have to worry about another generation growing up , I have been on earth for 57 years and things are worse than ever and people are much stupider and easier to fool than ever before., there might be a lot more technology but it has made people rely on the lies we are told by the liberal media and our leaders.

                  Is this why the gopers want to put a pipeline in the major aquifer in the mid west without restrictions so when it leaks, it will pollute the water . or lifting drilling regulations so the oil companies can pollute more of the oceans around our country and destroy more shoreline? Liberal medis you say?

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                  #10.6 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:53 PM EDT

                  starbuck, did the liberal media tell you that Warren Buffet funds the enviornmental group that whined about the pipeline, and that Warren Buffet OWNES the railroad that currently transports the oil from Canada to Texas?

                  Ever wonder why Buffet allows Obama to run around the country dragging his name through the mud?

                  How many billions does Buffet stand to make due to his little back room deal with Obama?

                  Are Diesel trains driving back and forth between Canada and Texas cleaner than a pipeline or have less chance of a leak?

                  F'k the liberal lie media, the Obama administration corruption is staggering.

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                  #10.7 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:33 PM EDT

                  nice spin, even the governor of the state did not want it to cross the aquifer.

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                  #10.8 - Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:43 AM EDT
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                  To bad we have religions that think we need to subdue to planet and hope for a new heaven instead of creating a heaven on earth. They ask for the grace instead of the glory by going green. I think we would be better off without religions with their narrow minded simplistic dogma we have today. To often these extreme religious people equate birth control with abortion when birth control is about planning a proper family and should not be over 2. I find it irresponsible and sad when I see a couple with their five kids etc. They never hear reasons why having less is smarter which churches do not teach.

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                  Reply#11 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:11 PM EDT

                  Skypilot: I thnk birth control hasn't worked,after all,you survived!I would go for more birth control to keep less people like you from ever being born.You comment on how narrow minded religious people are but by your statement,you are very narrow minded.You suffer from the three great sins desire,ignorance and selfishness!I've you had grown up in a large family,like I have,you would understand the beauty and the problems of large families! Instead,your parents,using that term loosely,chose to have one child only,too bad! With other siblings you might have learned your way is not always the correct way and you desires to have everything would not be! Instead you became a selfish little prick with no imagination and full of uber left wing rhetoric!Go walk around in an electrical storm with your tin foiled wrapped cap!

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                  #11.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:21 PM EDT

                  Pilot: You've been flying too high for too long and have missed some oxygen along the way. FYI, what do you think this environMENTAL stuff is? It's the new religion.

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                  #11.2 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:12 PM EDT

                  I have six kids skypilot--do you think that's sad? What's sad is you don't even realize how important people are to this world. Yes our population is increasing globally, but in many countries, population is declining. It takes 2.1 children per couple just to sustain a population. Many European countries have birthrates of 1.2-1.6 which means they will become extinct as a society in less time that the the global warming theorists say our earth has left. Do you know who is having more children? Religious people. The Muslims in Europe are one example. They are sustaining many populations because they are having children. People are what matter most. I agree we should be responsible, but if you no longer believe that people are the greatest natural resource on the planet, what a sad life you must be living.

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                  #11.3 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:55 PM EDT

                  The problem is that we need to lower the population not sustain it. ( not by genocide or war but actual conversations on solutions)

                  the greatest resource is a balance of all things as I don't want to be a cannibal or drink oil.

                  Earth Days

                  Special Series: 7 Billion - National Geographic Magazinengm.nationalgeographic.comThere will soon be 7 billion people on the planet. Find out why you shouldn’t panic—at least, not yet.

                    #11.4 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:08 PM EDT
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                    Glad that you're enjoying your clean water and clean air!

                    -Sincerely, the EPA

                      Reply#12 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:23 PM EDT

                      Up yours you progressive f'k.

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                      #12.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:43 PM EDT
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                      ps biodegradeable condoms prolly don't hold up as well for you 'fey' boys

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                      Reply#13 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:58 PM EDT
                      • The biggest problem on this planet: HUMAN OVERPOPULATION. Why are so many people so stupid to not realize this and do something about it. No one should have more than 2 kids. Let's encourage childless and one child couples. Glad that at least some Earth Day articles mention this problem. Earth Day is a joke without addressing this paramount issue.
                        Reply#14 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:34 PM EDT

                        Congradulations your are digesting the lamestream media's propaganda about over population and global warming. They love to accomodate zombie's such as yourself! Easily to be controlled

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                        #14.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:58 PM EDT

                        Right..... and we can drown the females in the rice paddies if we want boys.

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                        #14.2 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:38 PM EDT

                        How about having constructive conversations about the problems we face looking for solutions that are not based in war and genocide or covering ears and pretending the problems do not exist.

                        Earth Days

                        Special Series: 7 Billion - National Geographic Magazinengm.nationalgeographic.comThere will soon be 7 billion people on the planet. Find out why you shouldn’t panic—at least, not yet.

                          #14.3 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:38 PM EDT

                          Hey Jean, I have six kids--each one is a greater creation than this whole planet. Having children will not destory the earth. Your fear mongering will lead to war though and maybe that's your answer anyway.

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                          #14.4 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:59 PM EDT

                          JW, responsible people don't have 6 kids. That is third world mentality. And my dog is a creation greater than this whole planet, you and your 6 kids.

                            #14.5 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:34 PM EDT

                            It ain't taxpaying Americans overpopulating . ^ kids is too many if you're not paying their way,and your dog is a dog dummy

                              #14.6 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:03 PM EDT

                              You sound like the dummy. You don't sound too educated. Unlike me. I am very bright.

                                #14.7 - Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:08 PM EDT
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                                The EPA, for all you pinheads who believe junk science, the Easter Bunny and Global Warming, is the one Agency that needs to be demolished and rebuilt. We need to end the reign of terror. Sure, we need to keep pollutants out of the water and air, but in amounts that are sensible and based on scientific evidence, not emotionalism and junk science. Someone needs to shove their carbon footprint up the a$$es of the EPA.

                                Nuclear Power is clean and efficient, but because of the emotionalism and the nut jobs, we stopped building plants.

                                We need new, efficient, cleaner refineries, but because of you nut jobs, one has not been built since the 60's.

                                Can any one of you show me a University curriculum that leads to a degree such that a person can be called an "Environmentalist?" No! There are NONE. So all of you "Environmentalists" out there are nothing but a lot of "experts" on nothing. EXpert... Ex -- has been spurt.. a drip under pressure... expert.. a Has-been drip under pressure.

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                                Reply#15 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:39 PM EDT

                                EPA, Guns and badges for our planet! Wait..... thats only if Mr Obama wins.

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                                Reply#16 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:44 PM EDT

                                One Day on Earth screens all across the world today! Thousands of filmmakers collaborating to make a film about one day - 10/10/10. For more info go to or search onedayonearth on facebook and twitter.

                                  Reply#17 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:48 PM EDT

                                  Russian dictator Lenin's birthday today. He also started the green movement. If you take away the smoke and mirrors you find out that this green UN sustainable development nonsence is a movement to take away the sovereignty of the US and population reduction. It is to sustain the globalist and develop you into a slave. Happy Earth Day!

                                  has to do with .

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                                  Reply#18 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:49 PM EDT

                                  Well, how about that Larry..... 5 minutes of Bing search homework shows that you are 100% correct.

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                                  #18.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:46 PM EDT

                                  365 days and the whole of human history, I would think you would be hard pressed to not find a day that did not land on a bad man's birthday or some horrific event in history. Common sense people.....

                                    #18.2 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:41 PM EDT
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                                    Hey Wayne...what liberal media? There is no such thing. CNN just regurgitates what Fox says and MSNBC is mostly robotic, right wing (look at Scarsborough who has 3 hours in the morning). Other than O'Donnell, Maddow, and Schultz who occasionally go after the right wingers, its all a right wing media

                                      Reply#19 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:52 PM EDT

                                      Parodying John Kennedy, if protect the environment, protect the living wild, and protect our non-renewable resources is liberal, so I am a liberal!

                                        Reply#20 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:54 PM EDT

                                        I drive a PZEV car, I recycle, I heat with pellets and I turn lights off that I'm not using because I'm a responsible American.

                                        I like the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration if Independence, the Tea Party and Glenn Beck. I understand that rights come with responsibilities.

                                        I want the Government out of my way so that I can run my business and my life and chart my own course.... as I am personally responsible.

                                        If being responsible for myself and my enviornment makes me a conservative, well then I'm a proud Conservative.

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                                        #20.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:54 PM EDT

                                        heynow: I want the Government out of my way so that I can run my business and my life and chart my own course.... as I am personally responsible.

                                        Everyone says they're responsible people. Most of them aren't. 

                                        As a matter of fact, since you're a teabagger and get off on Glenn Beck you most certainly are one of the most irresponsible people in this country. Burning pellets doesn't make you responsible.

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                                        #20.2 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:58 PM EDT

                                        klone, please post examples of the "teabagger" irresponsibility.

                                        And, you heat your house exactly how?

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                                        #20.3 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:26 PM EDT

                                        klone, please post examples of the "teabagger" irresponsibility

                                        Sarah Palin. Michelle Bachman. Bullying other countries because we're the greatest, and the rest of the world owes us. Don't take any sh!t from Pakistan, Syria, Iran, or muslims in general. Etc,. etc,. etc.

                                        And if the way you heat your house is that important to you, your priorities are WAY out of whack. That's a flyspeck on the ass of our country's problems.

                                        Let's face it, Glenn Beck and the teabaggers (HA! Sounds like a 50's band ;-0) are on the lunatic fringe. Beck does it for the money, but the teabaggers are just too far from the mainstream to have the majority's interests at heart. They have THEIR interests at heart, and everyone else can go fcuk themselves. That's no way to run a democracy.

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                                        #20.4 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:48 PM EDT

                                        heynow -

                                        It seems that klone has absolutely no idea what the TEA party is about. He drank way too much of the liberal kool-aid.

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                                        #20.5 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:17 PM EDT
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                                        Comment author avatarJames Reedvia Facebook

                                        I believe there is two sides to every story.I side with the human race.I know it is wrong to hurt anyone for any reason.I believe Our creator has given us this beautiful humanity as it is, not so much as to learn from the past or the present,or to change the future.We have all that we have ever needed from the begining.Here on this place we call earth,in this world there is only one race and that is the human race. We are all human being, We are one family with one begining, that is the only reality.Our creator didn't make humanbeing inperfect. Our creator wants one thing from us all,to be able to see the face of our creator in the face of every humanbeing.When we are one humanrace we are one body working as a perfect humanity, just like a human body all different parts eyes, mouth teeth arms, legs. feet, finger,lips tongue.lungs and heart.We love each part, we need each part. Turn everything inside out, would yo know my heart from your heart or any one esle heart. no because we are one Humanrace. When one part is hurt or treated as it isn.t valued,then we loss our Humanity.There is no other side, Sometimes we bump our head and the hand rubs it sometime bang our knee the other hand rub it sometime we sub our toe hop up and down on one foot.Some time we bit our tongue hard.But we keep working together , would we be better off without them.People over time have said and eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth. Would one want to walk around eyeless and toothless peace love, Humanity is the only side where will you be.

                                          Reply#21 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:52 PM EDT

                                          Realistically, the problem with population control is that in the long run, you're going to have a bunch of elderly people an not enough young ones to take care of them. Not only that, it's going to create other problems as well. Is that what you really want? Think again.

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                                          Reply#22 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:58 PM EDT

                                          The services for Earth Worship were completed this evening. After singing its praises, they committed themselves to spend their days serving the earth goddess. Sounds kind of Pagan does it not. Involved in all this is some very militant strong-arm people (Peta and other militant animal rightists, Naral, Vegans, Green Peace, Wiccans, CoExisters, EPA, Global warmist, Pink Slimers, and Wiki-leaks etc.) Strange partners big agenda. It usually at the cost of the livelihood of the poor man.

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                                          Reply#23 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:07 PM EDT

                                          heynow: AMEN!!! Give me the biggest FORD truck, the biggest engine, the most horsepower, the biggest gas guzzler, etc.... I love pulling up next to the lib. "girlie men" in my truck. They are sitting down there in their Toyota Prius', their SMART cars, their CUBES, etc.... I love the sound of big diesel engine..... On the other hand, the "girlie 'earth day' boys" like the sound of a light bulb coming "on"......13 seconds AFTER the switch is flipped!!

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                                          Reply#24 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:10 PM EDT

                                          Live Free or Die mr. harley.

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                                          #24.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:35 PM EDT

                                          heynow: I should have ridden the Harley up to Earth Day! I will next year, when I convert it to 'electric'! I absolutely hate the sound of my high-decible Vance-Hines pipes!!

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                                          #24.2 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:31 PM EDT

                                          The bigger the truck the smaller the penis.
                                          Gotta compensate somehow...

                                            #24.3 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:14 PM EDT

                                            tina: And the bigger the Prius, the bigger the _______________. The bigger the Honda Fit, the bigger the _____________. The bigger the Smart car, the bigger the _________________. The bigger the Volt, the bigger the ______________. The bigger the CUBE, the bigger the ____________. The bigger the "curly light bulb", the bigger the _________________. The bigger the plate of wheat germ, the bigger the _______________. Could you PLEASE fill in the blanks. If you can "fill in the blanks", then we will KNOW what YOUR definition of "gotta compensate somehow" is.

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                                            #24.4 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:02 PM EDT

                                            Uh...none of those cars you mentioned is bigger than a gnat's ass.
                                            And I don't eat wheat germ.

                                              #24.5 - Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:35 AM EDT
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                                              Someone has been reading. I am not sure why the fixation on the Russians.. Do they not have Socialist properties in their country? People you have to have some rules in order to run a busines/country.. The Repubs are bitchin about the rules that the Pres has put in place.. The Repubs want to legislate their mortality for which they are pathetic in their belief that they are superior to the Dems. Each party has its own issues. That the Repubs don't think that their rules are any less repugnant than the others just plain smacks me as how they are self righteous and how greedy they really are.. Don't get me wrong their is plenty to piss and moan about it is just that the other side believes that they are by far the peoples choice, when that is not true... Most of the population want a concession of both the parties.. Basically most are in the middle or moderate. Calling each other names does not serve any other purpose other than to make each of us feel in control.. I personally have a huge problem with the right wing, the so Called John Birch types. They are so out of it that you would wish that they would hang out with the extreme left wing. And food for thought, we should take care of that which ultimately gives back to us... Earth is a privilege to us, not a right and it is in our best interest to take care.. And for the guy who was complaining about the earth business that have had issues lately.. Just think that how many years have they been doing it? We could cut them some slack, they are a relitely new business with much more work to be done. For you information look how Big OIl has been around and just remember how poorly they do when there is a spill.. So how many years have they had to learn to do it right? They have gotten alot of monies and they still can not stop a oil spill or have learned to clean it up in a timely manner. What have they been around for like forever? Stop the subsidies that the Republicans and a few Democrats have left them have and just see how they take care of us...

                                                Reply#25 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:16 PM EDT

                                                How do you say screw Earth Day? You realize without this planet, YOU would not be alive! This planet is the ONLY PLANET that has water, oxygen, stable climate, and plants that can be grown in a stable climate used for medicinal purposes, agriculture, etc. You saying screw Earth Day is just the same as screwing your own damn life. You are one of the 7 billion reasons this planet is screwed. Miami will be under water, there will be no more coral reefs, the rainforest that holds biodiversity and medicinal plants and our whole existence will be cut in half, the polar bear will be extinct in the wild, all because of the ignorance and denial of this world.

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                                                Reply#26 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:17 PM EDT

                                                You gotta be kidding me!

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                                                #26.1 - Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:39 PM EDT
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