The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970.

In a bizarre turn of events, the self identified founder of Earth Day, Ira Einhorn, was later convicted of murder (twice) and died in prison in 2020. One juror described him as having a “God complex”.

As you know, air travel is bad for the environment, but this eco-activist skipped bail and spent 23 years traveling through out Europe before brought to justice.

The Earth Day movement has since pivoted to saying Einhorn was not the founder of Earth Day, merely the master of ceremonies, and retroactively says it was founded by a former Wisconsin Governor.

Coldstreams