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Book Review: A Moment on the Earth: The Coming Age of Environmental Optimism.

April 23rd, 1995 | Posted in New York Times, Articles | No Comments

A Moment on the Earth: The Coming Age of Environmental Optimism.
by Gregg Easterbrook

Reviewed by Michael Specter

IT has been just 25 years since a group of long-haired, sandal-clad activists came up with the idea of Earth Day as a way to publicize the struggling environmental movement. But that's more than enough time for a revolution. The United States–a country where not long ago major rivers were so polluted they sometimes caught fire; where the signature bird, the bald eagle, was threatened with extinction; and where urban air became deadlier every year– has pursued environmental protection with a zeal reserved for only the gravest social problems. Read more »