Earth Day’s flawed premise: The planet does best when the country does more

Published April 22, 2026 7:00am ET



It’s Earth Day, and the Left has one mission — no, not to save the environment, but to make you feel terrible about yourself, especially as an American.

Every April 22, we are invited to feel guilty for driving, flying, eating meat, having children, and existing as a prosperous, industrial civilization. The premise hasn’t changed since the first Earth Day in 1970. Humans are the problem, and the less we produce, consume, and build, the better off the planet will be. 

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