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The first Earth Day, in 1970, arose from concern about very serious environmental threats – a major oil spill off the California coast, pollutants on fire on the surface of an Ohio river, and aerial spraying of the toxic insecticide DDT, to name a few. But it’s been too easy to organize Earth Day actions like beach cleanups, tree planting and recycling. True Earth stewardship requires more significant action and more comprehensive understanding of ecological overshoot and what it takes to live in a safe space within planetary boundaries.

So we’ve curated a collection of films addressing this need. During the days before and after Earth Day 2026, invite neighbors and friends, and gather family to view and discuss. Watch here or on YouTube. . . .

The first Earth Day, in 1970, arose from concern about very serious environmental threats – a major oil spill off the California coast, pollutants on fire on the surface of an Ohio river, and aerial spraying of the toxic insecticide DDT, to name a few. But it’s been too easy to organize Earth Day actions like beach cleanups, tree planting and recycling. True Earth stewardship requires more significant action and more comprehensive understanding of ecological overshoot and what it takes to live in a safe space within planetary boundaries.

So we’ve curated a collection of films addressing this need. During the days before and after Earth Day 2026, invite neighbors and friends, and gather family to view and discuss. Watch here or on YouTube. Find the full festival YouTube playlist here. . . .

Biologist Paul Ehrlich reflects on the 1972 MIT study, The Limits to Growth, on its 50th anniversary – including the fact that it has been refuted (poorly), ignored, and confirmed.

Paul Ehrlich discusses the COVID pandemic, overpopulation, The Population Bomb (including an amusing mistake on the cover), dinner with Johnny Carson, the deficits of our university system, the climate crisis, and human civilization’s prospects.

Is there any use in choosing to live more sustainably if you’re surrounded by an unsustainable system? Is it difficult to skinny up your life when you live within a system that needs structural change? Who can you turn to for good advice on this? An astrophysicist, of course!