Earth Day: 1960's Activist
Earth Day
Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. “Earth day is every day”, as the saying goes, but it is acknowledged and celebrated every year on April 22nd.
Earth Day’s history is rooted in 1960’s activism. Earth issues where the least of the government’s concern during this time and this angered Senator Gaylord Nelson. By 1969, Nelson had an idea of environmental protest modeled after anti-Vietnam war demonstrations. On April 22, 1969, Senator Nelson created a forum and a day to get involved in contributing to the betterment of the Earth. Earth day was a success because the American people finally had a forum to express its concern about …show more content…
Earth issues where the least of the government’s concern during this time and this angered Senator Gaylord Nelson. By 1969, Nelson had an idea of environmental protest modeled after anti-Vietnam war demonstrations. On April 22, 1969, Senator Nelson created a forum and a day to get involved in contributing to the betterment of the Earth. Earth day was a success because the American people finally had a forum to express its concern about what was happening to the land, rivers, lakes, and air. By the end of 1970, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had been born, and efforts to improve air and water quality were gaining political traction. Earth Day was created to bring recognization to the government, who was so involved with the Vietnam War, to the problems involving the Earth’s damage. Earth …show more content…
Earth issues where the least of the government’s concern during this time and this angered Senator Gaylord Nelson. By 1969, Nelson had an idea of environmental protest modeled after anti-Vietnam war demonstrations. On April 22, 1969, Senator Nelson created a forum and a day to get involved in contributing to the betterment of the Earth. Earth day was a success because the American people finally had a forum to express its concern about what was happening to the land, rivers, lakes, and air. By the end of 1970, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had been born, and efforts to improve air and water quality were gaining political traction. Earth Day was created to bring recognization to the government, who was so involved with the Vietnam War, to the problems involving the Earth’s damage. Earth
Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. “Earth day is every day”, as the saying goes, but it is acknowledged and celebrated every year on April 22nd.
Earth Day’s history is rooted in 1960’s activism. Earth issues where the least of the government’s concern during this time and this angered Senator Gaylord Nelson. By 1969, Nelson had an idea of environmental protest modeled after anti-Vietnam war demonstrations. On April 22, 1969, Senator Nelson created a forum and a day to get involved in contributing to the betterment of the Earth. Earth day was a success because the American people finally had a forum to express its concern about …show more content…
Earth issues where the least of the government’s concern during this time and this angered Senator Gaylord Nelson. By 1969, Nelson had an idea of environmental protest modeled after anti-Vietnam war demonstrations. On April 22, 1969, Senator Nelson created a forum and a day to get involved in contributing to the betterment of the Earth. Earth day was a success because the American people finally had a forum to express its concern about what was happening to the land, rivers, lakes, and air. By the end of 1970, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had been born, and efforts to improve air and water quality were gaining political traction. Earth Day was created to bring recognization to the government, who was so involved with the Vietnam War, to the problems involving the Earth’s damage. Earth …show more content…
Earth issues where the least of the government’s concern during this time and this angered Senator Gaylord Nelson. By 1969, Nelson had an idea of environmental protest modeled after anti-Vietnam war demonstrations. On April 22, 1969, Senator Nelson created a forum and a day to get involved in contributing to the betterment of the Earth. Earth day was a success because the American people finally had a forum to express its concern about what was happening to the land, rivers, lakes, and air. By the end of 1970, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had been born, and efforts to improve air and water quality were gaining political traction. Earth Day was created to bring recognization to the government, who was so involved with the Vietnam War, to the problems involving the Earth’s damage. Earth