I have never been a 'tree hugger'. This being said I am not a proponent of pollution either.
Situations like the great pacific garbage patch and the abominal pollution in India and the Russian Federation bring me great distress due to the utter lack of clean up happening ... and
Let's not get into Ōkuma, Fukushima Prefecture of Japan or the Chernobyl diaster near Pripyat, northern Soviet Ukraine.
Then there are the wholesale slaughter of marine mammals and over fishing and the massive deforestation of the Amazon basin.
Today is Earth Day that annual event celebrated internationally each April 22 in support of environmental protection.
Originally celebrated in 1970, Earth Day has blossomed with various events in more than 193 countries. These are are coordinated by the Earth Day Network.