Earth Day, April 22, just isn’t what it used to be. The Woodstock generation has grown up, entered middle age and begun planning for retirement. Monday’s marchers and protesters have in large measure become part of the establishment they once rejected. For most, the enthusiasm for great causes like saving the planet has gradually faded with the passing years.
As a result, Earth Day has become a rather desultory affair that receives scant attention, except from businesses that urge consumers to buy their products because they are greener than their competitors’. This year there is an additional contributing factor at work � a federal government that is, at best, lukewarm, at worst, openly hostile, to environmental issues. You know times have changed when officials at the highest levels in Washington openly oppose environmental initiatives or describe environmental opposition to their pet projects as green tape.
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