Earlier this month, the astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II sent back a photograph of Earth. Named “Hello, World,” it was the first published photo of the planet taken by humans since 1972. The remarkable photograph shows our planet lit by the moon against absolute blackness. It’s a photo that reinforced the stark fact that Earth is our only home (leaving aside, for the moment, Elon Musk’s sci-fi interplanetary fantasies) and that if our planet is going to remain habitable for humans, we need to take care of it.
Today is Earth Day. So to celebrate, we’ve put together a special episode of More To The Story featuring three interviews with some of the most influential environmental leaders working today: former Vice President and founder and chairman of the Climate Reality Project Al Gore; longtime activist Catherine Coleman Flowers; and journalist, author, and activist Bill McKibben.
While all three examine the many challenges of combating climate change, especially at a time when the Trump administration seems hell-bent on rolling back every environmental regulation possible, they all see glimmers of hope for our planet. So long, of course, as we continue to care for the only place we’ve ever called home.
—Josh Sanburn
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