The Man from Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord NelsonOn 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. More than 1 billion people now participate in annual Earth Day activities. The seemingly simple idea—a day set aside to focus on protecting our natural environment—was the brainchild of U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. It accomplished, far beyond his expectations, his lifelong goal of putting the environment onto the nation’s and the world’s political agendas. The life of Nelson, a small-town boy who learned his values and progressive political principles at an early age, is woven through the political history of the twentieth century. Nelson’s story intersects at times with Fighting Bob La Follette, Joe McCarthy, and Bill Proxmire in Wisconsin, and with George McGovern, Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Russell Long, Walter Mondale, John F. Kennedy, and others on the national scene. Winner, Elizabeth A. Steinberg Prize, University of Wisconsin Press |
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... Udall to call the conference on his own . The federal government had that au- thority where pollution was clearly an interstate problem , as Nelson had told Udall several times . When Udall took no action either , Nelson fired off ...
... Udall to call the conference on his own . The federal government had that au- thority where pollution was clearly an interstate problem , as Nelson had told Udall several times . When Udall took no action either , Nelson fired off ...
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... Udall or- dered it to be held in Chicago on 31 January 1968 with representatives of Wisconsin , Illinois , Indiana , and Michigan . Three months later , Udall approved a cleanup program which Nelson said would “ eliminate most phosphate ...
... Udall or- dered it to be held in Chicago on 31 January 1968 with representatives of Wisconsin , Illinois , Indiana , and Michigan . Three months later , Udall approved a cleanup program which Nelson said would “ eliminate most phosphate ...
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... Udall underscored that in a comment to Meg Greenfield in Newsweek . For years , Udall said , the press and public had complained about the choice of candidates and wondered , where are the Jimmy Carters , the Walter Mondales , the ...
... Udall underscored that in a comment to Meg Greenfield in Newsweek . For years , Udall said , the press and public had complained about the choice of candidates and wondered , where are the Jimmy Carters , the Walter Mondales , the ...
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