Former Wisconsin Governor and Senator Gaylord Nelson is considered the founder of Earth Day in the U.S. The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970 when 20 million people attended inaugural events ...

Summary "Gaylord Nelson is known and respected throughout the world as a founding father of the modern environmental movement and creator of Earth Day, the most influential public awareness campaign ...

Discover how Earth Day began in 1970, leading to pivotal US environmental laws and global activism.

But it was a senator from Wisconsin, Democrat Gaylord Nelson, who had the idea that would become Earth Day. Nelson had long been concerned about the environment when a massive offshore oil spill ...

By 1969, Sen. Gaylord Nelson, D-Wis., had long been concerned about "the deteriorating environment in the United States.," Earthday.org said. Drawing inspiration from passionate student protests ...

Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson and young environmental activists created “Earth Day” as a day of protest in 1970, choosing a day between Spring Break and final exams to maximize student ...

"As the father of Earth Day, he is the grandfather of all that grew out of that event: the Environmental Protection Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act," read the ...

The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, when Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson organized a national demonstration to raise awareness about environmental issues, according to National Geographic ...

This coming Tuesday is the 55th anniversary of Earth Day. It was founded in 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin as a way to educate people about environmental problems and the solutions to ...

This environmental disaster inspired Gaylord Nelson and Denis Hayes to establish Earth Day in 1970 as a global event to raise awareness about environmental issues.

But it was a senator from Wisconsin, Democrat Gaylord Nelson, who had the idea that would become Earth Day. Nelson had long been concerned about the environment when a massive offshore oil spill ...