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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... asked him to say he would veto it if it passed — a pledge Thomson had made in 1956 but not in 1958. The sales tax ... asked . " He never asked me , " said the com- missioner , who , although a Thomson appointee , was not particularly ...
... asked the question three different ways , but Nelson ducked it every time . “ I am aiming , ” he said , " to secure a total tax structure which will meet four yardsticks- that it will be equitable , stable , produce needed revenues ...
... asked about Nelson's criticisms of his votes on the drug bill . Wiley didn't confine his outbursts to his opponent . When a Milwaukee Journal reporter , William Bechtel , asked Wiley how he could reconcile his vote against Medicare with ...
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