7 Dead Wrong Environmental Predictions From Earth Day 1970

The only thing that comes close to the dire predictions of the first Earth Day is that the United States is coming apart at the seams and its wheels are falling off. See Detroit California. Most of the rest of the world particularly China is making real progress toward better lives for billions. This photo shows a completely modern rebuild of the ancient Chinese city - Shanghai. In the USA upkeep of urban areas and infrastructure is neglected while the cost of political campaigns mushrooms and simple truth in campaign language vanishes.