Earth Day 1970: Action for Survival.

The April 1970 issue of The Progressive was devoted to the first Earth Day. Extra copies were printed and given to organizers and activists for a variety of events. The issue featured articles by key environmental thinkers, as well as a prologue and afinal article on actions and resources prepared by the magazine's staff. For this fiftieth anniversary of the first Earth Day, we bring you an excerpt from the introduction:

It may sound apocalyptic to suggest that man and the nature he corrupts are speeding toward extinction. But the harsh reality, as emphasized by many of our hard-headed experts, is that a new Four Horsemen--Overpopulation, Pollution, the Famine of Resources...

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