How do you get 1 billion to act in faith and spirit the same day every year for 40 years? How do you harness that energy and devotion into daily action? How do you inspire the world to build a cleaner, brighter future?
The Earth Day Network has done that since the 1970s. Now led by Kathleen Rogers, our guest, this ground-breaking group, with a long and illustrious history, today helps the world plant a billion trees, cajoles us into millions of acts of green, and quietly helps lead business and employees into an emerging green economy.
In a wide-ranging interview, Kathleen tells us how political unison, linking Republicans and Democrats, motivated by the anti-war movement, helped give birth to Earth Day. Led back then by young Dennis Hayes, their DC-based group quickly helped push much needed environmental legislation, laws that today continue to help govern us.
Their dedication to educating the world on crafting a sustainable planet has never wavered, as you are about to learn.
Enjoy this segment as you reflect on, as we did, a moment in time that changed the world and is slavishly remembered every April.
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