Portraits of the Planet for Earth Day

The first Earth Day was a call to action for every citizen, every family, and every public official. It gave voice to the conservation movement, led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, and pushed our Nation to 

Earth Day 2014: Gorgeous, humbling views of our planet, from space. By Jason Samenow. April 22 at 12:34 pm. More. Comments. Whether in the form of a pale blue dot, or vibrant shades of greens, blues, whites, and earthen-browns, space instruments 

Since it's Earth Day, I thought that last point might merit some dissection. Is it possible to eat meat in modern-day America, consider yourself an environmentalist and sleep soundly without being a hypocrite? Or, as Foer argues, are those terms

Earth Day 2014: Gorgeous, humbling views of our planet, from space. By Jason Samenow. April 22 at 12:34 pm. More. Comments. Whether in the form of a pale blue dot, or vibrant shades of greens, blues, whites, and earthen-browns, space instruments 

Selections made by TIME's photo editors are featured on the massive NASDAQ billboard in Times Square on Earth Day. The NASDAQ billboard in Times Square features Google+ users' earth day photos selected by TIME's photo editors. Wesley Houser /