Letter from the Editor: April 2025

By Charles D. Springfield

“Power to the people!” 

That has been the theme and a primary phrases shouted in protest by millions of people across the world. 

Protest, resistance and pushback are spiritually inherent to our human nature. We instinctively know when something is off. Once we come to that realization, many of us take action. Maybe it’s our natural fight response. Maybe it’s our morality. Maybe it’s our ethics.

Wherever it is, we all have the power to step up and do the right thing; right the wrongs that are occurring or that have occurred. There are some of us in society who prefer to stay blissfully blind and sound asleep to what’s going on. Maybe that allows them to be unconscious to the painful problems facing them, their fellow citizens and the Earth. However, there are the others who are wide awake. These individuals understand that any negative situation that affects one of us, affects all of us. And as citizens of this global community, it is up to us all to do our individual parts to collective effect positive change for the greater good. 

That is why Earth Day every year is extremely important. Starting in 1970 on April 22nd, Earth Day’s initial energy was considered a form of protest against environmental destruction. Now known as EARTHDAY.ORG, the global organization focuses more these days on advocacy, dialogue and education. That evolution doesn’t change the fact that the movement brought billions of people together globally to fight environmental ignorance and demand change.

This year marks the 55th anniversary of Earth Day observations with this year’s focus on “Our Power, Our Planet.” The theme emphasizes the importance of  renewable energy and its role in addressing real climate change within the next five years.

This conversation is crucial at this time, especially considering the current administration in the United State of America moves to shutter national environmental programs. 

It sometimes feels as if we are moving towards a dystopian-era Earth where the global elite plan to pillage the planet for all it’s worth, leaving what’s remaining of Earth’s resources to the “poor peasant” class as they colonize the Moon and Mars.

That is when the phrase “power to the people” comes into play. The people have the power to push for change. We, the people, elect politicians. And we, the people, help — willingly or unwillingly — create billionaires in this capitalistic system with our spending. 

The power lies in our hands. If our pleas for setting ourselves up for sustainable success and long-term health on this planet happen to fall on the death ears of politicians on the federal level of the government, we go local. This year’s initiative is to push mayors, city governments and our local communities to become the driving forces to address climate change. 

“Power to the people!”