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Gaylord Anton Nelson (June 4, 1916 – July 3, 2005) was an American politician from Wisconsin who served as a United States senator and governor. He was a member of the Democratic Party and the founder of Earth Day, which launched a new wave of environmental activism.
Gaylord Anton Nelson (4 de junho de 1916 - 3 de julho de 2005) foi um político e ambientalista norte-americano de Wisconsin que serviu como senador e governador. Ele era membro do Partido Democrata e fundador do Dia da Terra , que lançou uma nova onda de ativismo ambiental.
Gaylord Nelson was a U.S. senator, governor of Wisconsin, and founder of Earth Day. He sponsored many conservation bills, such as the Wilderness Act and the Endangered Species Act, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995.
Gaylord Nelson, Founder of Earth Day | The Making of the Modern Environmental Movement. In 1969, Gaylord Nelson had an idea for a national teach-in on the environment to send a message to Washington that public opinion was solidly behind a bold political agenda on environmental problems.
Meet Gaylord Nelson: Founder of Earth Day. Gaylord Nelson was a leading figure in the fight against environmental degradation and social injustice in the 20th century. Growing up steeped in Wisconsin’s progressive heritage and New Deal liberalism, Nelson began his political career as one confident in both the political power of ordinary ...
Learn how Senator Gaylord Nelson, a conservation-minded Republican, created Earth Day in 1970 to mobilize Americans for environmental action. Discover how Earth Day evolved over the decades and became a global movement for climate justice.
4 de jul. de 2005 · MILWAUKEE — Gaylord Nelson, the former governor and U.S. senator from Wisconsin who started Earth Day in 1970 and helped spawn the modern environmental movement, died Sunday. He was 89.
