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Sunday, April 23, 2023

Earth Day: Honoring Our Incredible Planet, Gaylord Nelson

Gaylord Nelson, environmentalist, social activist and former Wisconsin governor and U.S. Senator, founded Earth Day. It was his idea. "He was the first senator to propose a ban on DDT, and he helped shepherd landmark environmental laws of the 1970's."* 
"Twenty million Americans demonstrated in different U.S. cities{for an Earth Day}and it worked!"


 

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