Trammell S. Crow called it a “pro-business Earth Day.” From the start, EarthX put people who disagree on the same stage: Laura Bush and Karenna Gore, Rick Perry with Senators Lindsey Graham and Sheldon Whitehouse, oil executives beside ocean explorers. In 2017 the Dallas Morning News wrote that the expo promoted “eco-capitalism to bridge left, right.” That idea runs through every year on this site.