To this one can only say, amen:
The environmental movement would be well served by adopting a new rallying point, by doing some much needed internal house cleaning and by applying a large dose of fresh thinking. I believe that the time has come to combine a great many social, labor, and environmental causes within a single strong Progressive Movement. My opinion is that the iconic Earth Day event has succumbed to corporate takeover and it is time to move on.
http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=19025
This year's was the worst ever: a torrent of self-promoting news releases by politicians and corporations that tried to obscure their yearlong assaults on the environment. Cede Earth Day to the hype industry, and come up with something new that reflects a grassroots, vibrant, hopeful approach to the future.