Seven Earth Day predictions that failed spectacularly

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Watts Up With That?:

Andrew Follett

 

Environmentalists truly believed and predicted that the planet was doomed during the first Earth Day in 1970, unless drastic actions were taken to save it. Humanity never quite got around to that drastic action, but environmentalists still recall the first Earth Day fondly and hold many of the predictions in high regard.

 

So this Earth Day, The Daily Caller News Foundation takes a look at predictions made by environmentalists around the original Earth Day in 1970 to see how they’ve held up.

 

Have any of these dire predictions come true? No, but that hasn’t stopped environmentalists from worrying. From predicting the end of civilization to classic worries about peak oil, here are seven green predictions that were just flat out wrong.

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Happy non-doomsday.

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"....seven green predictions that were just flat out wrong."

 

This so reminds me of reading some folks' doom and gloom last days prophecies. They are considered "nutters" and Chicken littles. The very few church leaders out of a million who prosper materially and live lavishly are roundly condemned by everyone - (as they should be in some cases)

 

But these environmental green, save the Earth politicians, professors and certain wealthy industrialists are considered intellectually superior and knowledgeable while their accumulation of wealth and lavish carbon footprints are never questioned by their sycophants and acolytes.

 

Have to say there was one dire prediction - #4 - that kind of, sorta happened. The professor from North Texas State University? NTSU melted like the proverbial glacier..

It is no more. However The University of North Texas is thriving. (NCT's alma mater)