The Man from Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson On Earth Day 1970 twenty million Americans displayed their commitment to a clean environment. It was called the largest demonstration in human history, and it permanently changed the nation’s political agenda. By Earth Day 2000 participation had exploded to 500 million people in 167 countries. Winner, Elizabeth A. Steinberg Prize, University of Wisconsin Press |
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... Carrie Lee's nurse friends . Carrie Lee had a one - day pass from the infirmary , where she was recovering from pneumonia , so was not in top form . She was twenty - two , a brand new second lieutenant , fresh out of nursing school in ...
... Carrie Lee felt shy and somewhat overwhelmed by this " gorgeous " guy from the exotic state of Wisconsin . She may have felt a little " frumpy and hillbilly , " as she later recalled , but her date didn't notice . Carrie Lee , like many ...
... Carrie Lee was terribly disappointed when her name was called for Okinawa . Most of her friends were staying on the ship for more glamorous assign- ments , while Carrie Lee and ninety - nine others went over the side of the ship ...
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