Earth Day Protest Highlights Desperate Situation Of Science And Existing Hope

A few days ago, the world celebrated Earth Day. It was meant to be a time when humanity recognized the importance of Mother Nature, highlighting its plight in some form of solidarity. However, what ended up happening is the commencement of over 500 marches all over the world. Called the March for Science movement, it served to showcase how desperate the situation is and that there is still hope.

On Saturday, thousands marched in Washington D.C. to protest the clear anti-science stance of the current administration, CNN reports. Among the issues that the demonstration was trying to highlight include the apparent hostility against experts that the Trump presidency has displayed, its war on facts in favor of what it calls “alternative facts,” and the budget cuts that affects science divisions of the government.

These sentiments sparked a global movement as well, with protest occurring all around the world in an attempt to stem the tide of the growing trend. Over the past decade, it’s clear that there is now a tendency to mistrust scientists and what are being presented as scientific facts. Despite the encouraging stance to reduce dependency on fossil fuels, many are still denying the existence of climate change.

The protests all over the world were joined by esteemed figures in the scientific and political circles, with the US group even counting current and former astronauts among their numbers, Futurism reports. Their message is simple; trust science, save Mother Nature and start investing more in scientific groups.

What really makes the march so prominent is the sheer diversity of those present. Scientists from different fields and backgrounds came together with participants ranging from the technically minded to the passionately interested. It was a sign that there was still some hope for science and the future of mankind as a species that rely on actual facts, not made up ones.