I say this because I definitely, positively, 100 percent know I've written this before, on a previous Earth Day. But I'm going to write it anyway, again. And so what does that say about me? Is it a "get off my lawn" moment?
I remember the first Earth Day in 1970 on my college campus - San Diego State University. There were speakers, and programs, and seminars, and lots of brown rice and vegetables. We had no idea at the time that the issues being discussed at the time, like clean air and water, pollution, and our impact on the environment, would, 44 years later, still be relevant. Alas.
Yes, I know, much debate about climate change, and humans' role in it. And we can argue back and forth about it. But the smartest thing I read today cuts a Solomonesque argument, and it was made by former New York Mayor Bloomberg. "Skeptical about climate change?" he Tweeted. "Basic risk-management practices should prompt us to take action."
Sometimes, it's advisable to listen to a guy who has built a $28 billion fortune from nada.
I'm just sayin'.
So no matter whether you believe climate change/global warming to be garbage or just around the corner, basic risk-management practices couldn't hurt, right?
So Earth Day is the back beat as we prep our 11 p.m. newscast.
We'll have all the breaking news of the night, and the latest on that amazing 13-year-old boy, Gama Droiville, who was released from the hospital, 8 days after he was shot in the face on the streets of Brooklyn. Our Jim Dolan interviewed him on camera last night, from his hospital bed, and how impressive is this kid, right? Telling us he forgave the thug who shot him. Wow.
Also at 11, we'll have the latest on the police shooting in Garfield, New Jersey (one cop shot, one suspect shot), plus Lee Goldberg's AccuWeather forecast, and Rob Powers with the night's sports. I hope you can join Sade Baderinwa and me, tonight at 11.
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