This video from the Daily Show is too funny not to post. Lewis Black looks at Earth Day programming in this episode of Back in Black. He takes a stab at Matt Damon’s junk mail tip, as well as Oprah’s green show in general. He finishes it all up with a special slam to MTV’s Pimp My Ride, biodiesel edition. “So there you have it, advice on saving the planet Earth from a bunch of people who couldn’t even save Planet Hollywood.” See video here

This week’s announcement by the Canadian government—that it may join a U.S.-led coalition focused on voluntary emissions cuts—could be part of a global shift away from Kyoto’s binding targets.

In a somewhat surprising development, Canada, a long-time supporter of the Kyoto Protocol, announced that it may want to join the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (AP6), a six-nation coalition focusing on voluntary emission-reduction steps and technology transfers. Many environmentalists oppose AP6 out of a fear that it may undermine political support for the legally binding Kyoto treaty.  Read full story here

Today, America’s environment is cleaner—and Earth Day has indeed helped ensure that. Earth Day allowed Congress to pass grandly-titled laws and claim enormous credit for environmental battles that had, for the most part, already been fought and won.  But our environmental impulses also have a dark side.

On Earth Day, we should renew our promise to keep the environment clean—without adding to human misery or stalling improvements in the human condition. See Remember the Humans