Gaylord Nelson: A Visn for the Earth – Wisns Bgraphi – PBS Wisns Edutn

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Read about Earth Day's founr, Gaylord Nelson, a Wisns senator and early environmentalist.

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WHY SENATOR GAYLORD NELSON FOUND EARTH DAY

Gaylord Nelson was a leadg figure the fight agast environmental gradatn and social jtice the 20th century. * gaylord nelson earth day *

Senator Gaylord Nelson, the junr senator om Wisns, had long been ncerned about the terratg environment the Uned Stat. Reilly wh Gaylord Nelson (Earth Day.

In sprg 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day as a way to force this issue onto the natnal agenda. by Gaylord Nelson [April 1980].

The mpaign was led by a senator om Wisns lled Gaylord Nelson, and anised om a temporary office Washgton DC staffed by llege stunts, many already veterans of prott mpaigns of the 1960s, cludg the civil rights movement.

MEET GAYLORD NELSON: FOUNR OF EARTH DAY

Gaylord Nelson proposed Earth Day as a way to "get a natnwi monstratn of ncern for the environment so large that would shake the polil tablishment out of s lethargy." * gaylord nelson earth day *

In his book, Gaylord Nelson ments wryly on the dogged accatns that Earth Day was actually tablished to honour the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Rsian munist lear, Vladimir Len. This is where Gaylord Nelson entered the scene.

Gaylord Nelson ntued to ph for environmental protectns the U. Inspiratn for exactly how to reach the people of the Uned Stat me to Gaylord Nelson when he vised California the wake of the Santa Barbara oil spill.

Gaylord Nelson announced his ia for a natnal teach- for the environment to the media, acrdg to Earth Day. Gaylord Nelson's legacy.

GAYLORD NELSON

In 1969, Gaylord Nelson had an ia for a natnal teach- on the environment. That ia beme Earth Day. * gaylord nelson earth day *

Gaylord Nelson had achieved his goal of makg the environment a polil prry. Gaylord Nelson was a leadg figure the fight agast environmental gradatn and social jtice the 20th century.

Gaylord Nelson earned environmentalism a lastg place natnal polics.

Senator Gaylord Nelson overlookg the St. Gaylord Nelson’s Legacy. Earth Day was the brachild of Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisns, a stnch environmentalist who hoped to provi uny to the grassroots environmental movement and crease elogil awarens.

GAYLORD NELSON

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Gaylord Nelson had an ia for a day foced on the environment.

Born and raised Clear Lake, Wisns, Gaylord went on to bee a state senator, ernor of Wisns, and a Uned Stat senator. Meet Gaylord Nelson. What was Gaylord Nelson’s childhood like?

GAYLORD NELSON

Earth Day was Gaylord Nelson's ia. Durg his reer, he veloped a strong personal and polil agenda for environmental actn. * gaylord nelson earth day *

What was Gaylord Nelson’s visn for the earth? Gaylord grew up the town of Clear Lake.

OBUARY: GAYLORD NELSON, POLICIAN WHO STARTED EARTH DAY

Young Gaylord Nelson. Gaylord Nelson high school. Gaylord graduated om San Jose State College 1939.

Durg World War II, Gaylord was a first litenant the Uned Stat Army.

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AN EARTH DAY GALLERY GAYLORD NELSON'S HONOR | WISNS HISTORIL SOCIETY

An electn newsletter om when Gaylord ran to reprent Wisns the US Senate. Gaylord Nelson at the Uned Stat Capol.

GAYLORD NELSON

The nservatn tour that Gaylord went on wh Print Kennedy did not have the impact he hoped would. Gaylord givg a speech April 1970, Earth Week, standg ont of the Earth Day Flag.

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Meet Gaylord Nelson | Gaylord Nelson, Founr of Earth Day .

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