By Stilton Jarlesberg

Friday, April 20, 2018

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Sure, there are a lot of important stories in the news lately – but can any story possibly be as important as saving our entire planet?! Excluding, apparently, any story about a top-heavy porn star or the nightmarish discovery of 8000 domestic hideouts for racist baristas.

But saving the world is right up there, which is why it’s so important to take part in your local Earth Day activities this Sunday! Whether it’s shutting off the electricity to your home or iron lung, not flushing the family toilet all day, eschewing burgers made from flatulent cows, or simply holding your breath to avoid exhaling poisonous carbon dioxide – every little bit helps.

The time for skepticism about our growing environmental catastrophe has passed, assuming that “skepticism” means “asking for scientific data which is at least marginally plausible.” Consensus science tells us that Mother Nature, ruffled and ravaged, deserves to be at the forefront of the #MeToo movement – and not just because of that night she can’t quite remember with Bill Cosby.

This Earth Day, don’t be an energy-wasting planet-destroying wastrel like Leonardo DiCaprio or Al Gore. Be like this guy…

FROM THE VAULT

A hand-chosen selection of environmentally conscious cartoons from our past…

And with Starbucks in the news, let’s revisit their monumentally unsuccessful and quickly aborted “Let’s Talk About Race” campaign from several years ago! Apparently having access to free coffee isn’t enough to help slow learners…

 

This article is republished with permission from our friend Stilton Jarlsberg at Stilton’s Place