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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... issues . Nelson " told [ Robert Kennedy ] we needed to get the issue onto the national political agenda , and until we did so we weren't going to do anything serious about this issue . " Nelson argued that the issue was good politics ...
... issue " that was easily understood- conservation of natural resources . The issue , Nelson said , affected people in all walks of life , with nearly everyone having some interest , if for different reasons . Nelson urged Kennedy to make ...
... issue for years , it was an upfront issue for me ; it wasn't with them or their editors . They seemed bored with the whole thing , really . " 15 The president's conservation speeches did not engage the public the way Nelson had hoped ...
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The Man from Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson Bill Christofferson Limited preview - 2009 |