It's that day of the year again!

via here

1970 was the year the first Earth Day was held.

42 years later it feels like we still don't get it.

Here's a link to 35 photos the Boston Globe published to mark the 22nd of April 2012.

You'll have to have a bit of patience while the pictures load, but it's worth the wait.

A dramatic contrast between the beauty and the shockingly ugly side of our existence ...