earth should be capitalized
In 2015, Jan Juffermans called for Earth to be capitalized from now on.
From 1978 to 2010, Jan Juffermans was editor-in-chief of De Kleine Aarde (magazine, red.). He was also the one who introduced the word 'ecological footprint' in the Netherlands: it indicates the amount of square meters of Earth that each person uses. He is now retired, but is still involved in various sustainability projects.
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Juffermans_(schrijver)