Gaylord Nelson
Gaylord Nelson
Gaylord Anton Nelsonwas an American politician from Wisconsin who served as a United States Senator and governor. A Democrat, he was the founder of Earth Day, which launched a new wave of environmental activism...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 June 1916
CountryUnited States of America
immigration environment
I'm for the environment but not for limiting immigration.
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Franklin Roosevelt was very concerned about environmental issues.
political environment explosions
It was truly an astonishing grassroots explosion, ... The objective was to get a nationwide demonstration of concern for the environment so large that it would shake the political establishment out of its lethargy.
years atmosphere environmental
Loads of chemicals and hazardous wastes have been introduced into the atmosphere that didn't even exist in 1948. The environmental condition of the planet is far worse than it was 42 years ago.
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If we continue to address the issue of the environment where we live as though we're the only species that lives here, we'll create a disaster for ourselves
environment decent persons
Every person has the inalienable right to a decent environment.
issues important environmental
The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture.
base nearly nuclear resource sustains threat war
The threat of nuclear war isn't nearly as important as the threat of the destruction of our resource base which sustains us.
earth events john knows ours peace phrase political
John McConnell may have used the phrase Earth Day before we did, (but) he knows our events were not similar. Ours was a political exercise. His was a peace exercise.
anytime consequences life web
We must recognize that we're all part of a web of life around the world. Anytime you extinguish a species, the consequences are serious.
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President Bush calls himself an environmentalist. I think his heart's in the right place, but he hasn't demonstrated any leadership.
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In the last half century we haven't had Presidential leadership that addressed this question in the broadest and most important aspect.
people understand
I don't think most people understand where we're headed.
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The fights in future will not be over whether we ought to do something, but over how we ought to do it, and that's a reasonable debate.