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| − | '''Earth Day''' was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.) proposed Earth Day April 22, 1970 after the National Environmental Policy Act was signed into law January 1, 1970. Nelson writes <ref>[http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/earthday/02.htm Earth Day '70: What It Meant]EPA Journal, April 1980</ref> {{cquote| It was on that day that Americans made it clear that they understood and were deeply concerned over the deterioration of our environment and the mindless dissipation of our resources. That day left a permanent impact on the politics of America. It forcibly thrust the issue of environmental quality and resources conservation into the political dialogue of the Nation. }} | + | '''Earth Day''' was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.) proposed Earth Day April 22, 1970, after the National Environmental Policy Act was signed into law January 1, 1970. Nelson writes <ref>[http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/earthday/02.htm Earth Day '70: What It Meant] EPA Journal, April 1980</ref> {{cquote| It was on that day that Americans made it clear that they understood and were deeply concerned over the deterioration of our environment and the mindless dissipation of our resources. That day left a permanent impact on the politics of America. It forcibly thrust the issue of environmental quality and resources conservation into the political dialogue of the Nation. }} |
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| + | The first Earth Day was held on the 100th birthday of [[Vladimir Lenin]]. It was the brainchild of Ira Einhorn, an Ivy-League educated counterculturalist who savagely murdered his own girlfriend, was defended in court by numerous members of the left-wing intelligentsia (and claimed that the FBI or the CIA actually did the murder), and eventually fled the country avoiding justice until eventually extradited.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/the-ivy-league-educated-homicidal-maniac-who-founded-earth-day/ar-AAWsMS8?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=dacec3f53d634abf9a12bc086dbbd681</ref> | ||
==Obama Stats== | ==Obama Stats== | ||
| − | [[Barack Obama]] wants to be known as environmental president. He celebrated | + | [[Barack Obama]] wants to be known as the environmental president. He celebrated Earth Day by burning more than 9,000 gallons of fuel.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/track/rss/blogs/2009/04/22/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry4962384.shtml?CMP=OTC-RSSFeed&source=RSS&attr=PoliticalHotsheet_4962384 Obama Earth Day Flights Burned More Than 9,000 Gallons Of Fuel] CBS, April 22, 2009</ref> |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Earth Day oil spill]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/04/21/earth-day-opposing-progress-trumps-protecting-the-planet/ Earth Day: Opposing Progress Trumps Protecting the Planet], by Henry I Miller and Jeff Stier | ||
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[[Category:Environmentalism]] | [[Category:Environmentalism]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:07, April 22, 2022
Earth Day was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.) proposed Earth Day April 22, 1970, after the National Environmental Policy Act was signed into law January 1, 1970. Nelson writes [1]
| â | It was on that day that Americans made it clear that they understood and were deeply concerned over the deterioration of our environment and the mindless dissipation of our resources. That day left a permanent impact on the politics of America. It forcibly thrust the issue of environmental quality and resources conservation into the political dialogue of the Nation. | â |
The first Earth Day was held on the 100th birthday of Vladimir Lenin. It was the brainchild of Ira Einhorn, an Ivy-League educated counterculturalist who savagely murdered his own girlfriend, was defended in court by numerous members of the left-wing intelligentsia (and claimed that the FBI or the CIA actually did the murder), and eventually fled the country avoiding justice until eventually extradited.[2]
Obama Stats
Barack Obama wants to be known as the environmental president. He celebrated Earth Day by burning more than 9,000 gallons of fuel.[3]
See also
References
- â Earth Day '70: What It Meant EPA Journal, April 1980
- â https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/the-ivy-league-educated-homicidal-maniac-who-founded-earth-day/ar-AAWsMS8?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=dacec3f53d634abf9a12bc086dbbd681
- â Obama Earth Day Flights Burned More Than 9,000 Gallons Of Fuel CBS, April 22, 2009
External links
- Earth Day: Opposing Progress Trumps Protecting the Planet, by Henry I Miller and Jeff Stier