“Fifty-five years ago, during the Apollo 8 Mission, astronaut William Anders took the first color photo of the Earth. For the first time, the general public was able to see the world in its entirety, a tiny blue marble enveloped in the vast, inky blackness of Space. The Earth could no longer be thought of as an endless, invincible resource. More than ever, people understood the planet’s vulnerability and importance. Suddenly, environmentalism took off: the EPA was formed, Earth Day was declared a holiday, protections for endangered species were put in place, and standards for clean air and water were established. Unfortunately, in the years since, passion and public encouragement for sustainable practices has steadily declined. The earth’s deterioration became normalized, politicized, thought of as insurmountable, or ‘Not my problem’. Let’s bring back a culture that cares about the environment! This Summit topic aims to educate on the importance of thinking…