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In 1970 people were starting to worry about air and water pollution. There had been a big oil spill the year before in Santa Barbara, California, and US Senator Gaylord Nelson thought that a special day would gather the energy of Americans. Twenty million people gathered that first Earth Day all across America. April 22, 1970.
the idea for Earth Day evolved over a period of seven years starting in 1962. For several years, it had been troubling me that the state of our environment was simply a non-issue in the politics of the country. Finally, in November 1962, an idea occurred to me that was, I thought, a virtual cinch to put the environment into the political "limelight" once and for all. The idea was to persuade President Kennedy to give visibility to this issue by going on a national conservation tour.
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Which US senator started Earth Day?
Earth Day was started by Gaylord Nelson.
In what decade did Earth Day begin?
EARTH DAY WAS STARTED IN THE 1960S
What US president instituted earth day?
No U.S. President has instituted an Earth Day. Earth Day was originally proposed by the peace activist John McConnell. An environmental Earth Day was started by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson.
Who started the movement of Earth Day?
god
When is Earth Day and when did Earth Day begin?
Earth day is celebrated on 22nd of April . And also equinox earth day is celebrated on march 20. People started celebrating earth day from 22nd april,1970.
What started the modern day environmental movement?
What started the modern day environmental movement is a picture of the planet earth.
How many years did it take for earth day to finally take start?
well the day the earth started spining was the first day ever.
When did the person who thought of Earth Day get the idea?
gaylord nelson got the idea in 1969 but started earth day in 1970
How long was a day when the earth was new?
from the time when earth started revolving round the sun it takes 24 hours to complete a day...........
What is something unique about Wisconsin?
A senator from Wisconsin started Earth Day
What was the reason for starting earth day?
Because people started to worry about pollution and earth so they decided to create a day where people all around the world would celebrate that day by planting a tree or doing something for earth.
What did Gaylord Nelson do?
He started earth day, It was his Idea and he was the founder if it. Google more for extra info.
