Amid rising environmental concerns, ‘It organized itself’


Amid rising environmental concerns, ‘It organized itself’


Fifty years ago something so extraordinary happened in the United States it’s almost unfathomable today.

Twenty million people, fully 10% of the United States population, turned out at thousands of events held coast-to-coast in support of a single goal: a cleaner environment.

They didn’t sit at home and connect through social media. They actually showed up and participated.

The date, April 22, 1970, would come to be known as “Earth Day.”

With the country lashed by oil spills, mounting levels of pesticides, smoggy skies and polluted waters, a fuse had been lit on America’s environmental consciousness.

The spark was a Wisconsin man, Sen. Gaylord Nelson.


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Ken Notes: We hope you had a chance is some way to celebrate Earth Day this year. A personal friend of mine and Gaylord Nelson`s daughter, Tia Nelson has worked with her organization to produce a film for the 50th anniversary of Earth day here: https://outrider.org/features/earth-day-film/.

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