Climate Matters: Land conservation a critical weapon in climate change fight

Climate Matters: Land conservation a critical weapon in climate change fight

When the first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970, the issues that brought people into the streets were pollution of the air, water and land, and loss of wildlife. Earth Day was a reaction to massive oil spills, factories and power plants darkening the skies with toxic smoke, and waterways so polluted they could catch on fire. Back then, only a handful of scientists were talking openly about how the earth’s climate was changing, and comm…