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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... Earth Day speech in Denver : " Earth Day may be a turning point in American history . It may be the birth date of a new American ethic that rejects the frontier philosophy that the continent was put here for our plunder , and accepts ...
Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson Bill Christofferson. support . The environmental movement had the potential to reach across and unify all segments of the population . That was Nelson's vi- sion , and it was the goal of the young ...
Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson Bill Christofferson. bringing together " former antiwar activists , young Democrats , crew - cut fraternity members , and so ... day to re - examine the ethic of individual progress at 306 Earth Day •
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