Tag: Earth Day

Pollution and Sin: An Earth Month Reflection

As I picked up litter, I had ample time to reflect upon the stunning parallels between human pollution and sin.

To Hell with Earth Day; Long Live Arbor Day!

Once upon a time in America, schoolchildren celebrated a lovely little holiday called Arbor Day. The young scholars would sing songs about Johnny Appleseed, recite Joyce Kilmer into the ground, learn the difference between an oak and a maple, and bundle up against the spring chill to go outside and plant an actual tree.