Hey, It’s Earth Day! Now What About Earth Minute?

It’s here, it’s finally here! It’s April 22nd, which is finally and officially the Earth Day 2009 we’ve all been waiting for.

Apparently some people don’t have the time or energy for a full-on Earth Day — for them, there is the oh-so-convenient Earth Minute which is apparently makings its debut on May 20.

On May 20 at 4:17 p.m., billions of people around the world will hold their collective breath for a full sixty seconds, preventing tons of CO2 emissions from entering the atmosphere. After Earth Minute is up, they will all go back to their normal lives polluting and impacting the environment, at least until Earth Minute comes back around next year (or until someone comes up with Earth Second).

Scientific question: don’t all those CO2 emissions go up accordingly as soon as those 60 seconds are over and everyone breathes out? Is there any way to measure the supposed lack of carbon emissions? Will frivolous acts only serve to minimize and trivialize the true importance of daily eco-awareness? (People already complained about the futility of Earth Hour, and at least that gave us gorgeous photographs.)

Have you done something special for the environment today? Bigger question: do you make every day Earth Day? Because as important as awareness is, it takes a lot more than just one day — or hour or minute — to make a truly lasting impact.

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