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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... passed.9 Nelson was not just crying wolf . He had seen a Louis Harris poll , taken in the Tenth Congressional District in northern Wisconsin , showing him losing to Wiley by a big margin . Nelson had carried the district with 56 percent ...
... passed as part of the Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966. In the next session , the Sen- ate passed several parts of his bill as part of a comprehensive water pol- lution bill , but it died in the House . Nelson's major provisions ...
... passed resoundingly over a Nixon veto . An ocean dumping ban Nelson had proposed also passed as part of a bigger measure , the Marine Pro- tection , Research , and Sanctuaries Act.17 A comprehensive reform of pesticide control , similar ...
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