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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... politics were forever changed , and the environment became a permanent part of the national political debate . When it happened , it seemed to blossom overnight . While there was an element of luck and timing - being in the right place ...
... political issue to be settled at the political level , but strangely politicians seldom talk about it . " The president , Nelson said , should tell the public that “ there is no domestic issue more important to America in the long - run ...
... political establish- ment and force the issue on to the political agenda . The public was al- ready there , ahead of the politicians . When the people demonstrated their interest , the politicians responded . All through the 1970s and ...
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