Former U.S. Sen. and Wisconsin Gov. Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.), also known as the founder of Earth Day, addresses a National Press Club Newsmakers luncheon April 22, 2003 in Washington, D.C. (Photo ...

Gaylord Nelson, the late U.S. senator and governor of Wisconsin, is considered the founder of Earth Day. Nelson established himself as a conservation leader in Wisconsin, where he served as ...

Earth Day: How a senator's idea more than 50 years ago got people fighting for their planet. ... Democrat Gaylord Nelson, who had the idea that would become Earth Day.

Gaylord Nelson was also responsible for the purchase of 1 million acres of land for parks in Wisconsin via the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition Program. Following two terms as governor, Gaylord Nelson ...

Gaylord Anton Nelson was an American politician and environmentalist from Wisconsin who served as a United States Senator and governor. A Democrat, he was the founder of Earth Day, which launched ...

“There was a senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson, who had an intuitive, political belief that the time was right for environmental issues to start achieving a higher degree of political ...

Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970. It was created by Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-WI), who brought the government's attention to mounting public concern about pollution and the lack of ...

Founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, Earth Day was created to thrust environmental issues into the national conversation at a time when the U.S. had no Environmental Protection Agency, ...

What is Earth Day? Earth Day started in 1970 when people — including Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson — brought attention to the impact oil spills, pollution and smog were having on the planet.

O nly a year ago, Wisconsin’s Senator Gaylord Nelson said in a moment of frustration: “We all know that the two biggest words in the English language are ‘national defense.’ If you just ...

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 ...

But it was a senator from Wisconsin, Democrat Gaylord Nelson, who had the idea that would become the first Earth Day in 1970. Skip to content. ... Democrat Gaylord Nelson, ...