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 ...

Let’s celebrate 54 years of Earth Day! Created by Sen. Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970, as a day to honor our Mother, the Earth, and as a mechanism to force the ...

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 ...

It was during this time that Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, who had long been concerned about the environment, saw an opportunity to harness the passion of students from the anti-war movement ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 1970 brainchild of Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. senator from Wisconsin, Earth Day was initially organized as a "teach-in'' to be held on college campuses.

Seeing the aftermath of this disaster, U.S. senator Gaylord Nelson founded the first Earth Day.

Without Wisconsin’s “conservation” governor, the upcoming 46th Earth Day would not exist. Gaylord Nelson created the day dedicated to motivating human action toward protecting the environment. The ...

Earth Day was founded by environmentalist and former Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson. Nelson, a leading figure in the fight to protect the environment, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom ...

It was a senator from Wisconsin, Democrat Gaylord Nelson, who had the idea that would become Earth Day.

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 ...