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    Gaylord Nelson noticed the problem of deforestation and took action to create the first Earth Day in 1970. As a senator, he tried to bring awareness to the issue in Washington D.C. and was eventually able to get 20 million people to participate in the first Earth Day by walking instead of driving. The document provides facts about the original Earth Day, including that Nelson was inspired by Rachel Carson's book about the environment and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995 for his efforts.

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    Gaylord Nelson noticed the problem of deforestation and took action to create the first Earth Day in 1970. As a senator, he tried to bring awareness to the issue in Washington D.C. and was eventually able to get 20 million people to participate in the first Earth Day by walking instead of driving. The document provides facts about the original Earth Day, including that Nelson was inspired by Rachel Carson's book about the environment and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995 for his efforts.

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    Earth Day

    I believe in God,
    only I spell it
    Nature.
    -- Frank Lloyd Wright
    April 22, 2015

    Ways to conserve
    Nutrition

    Transportation

    Energy
    Savers

    Most schools are getting


    organic foods from nearby
    Vehicles often use recycled
    oil instead of using new oil
    sources
    Turning out the lights
    after leaving the room,
    and letting natural air in
    are great ways to
    conserve
    energy

    Gaylord Nelson
    noticed it
    After realizing the trees were being cut
    down, Senator Nelson took action at
    once. As he went to Washington D.C, he
    tried his hardest to make a change. This
    lead to him making Earth Day, first
    celebrated in 1970. Although he died in
    2005, his efforts still have value.

    Did you know?


    Rachel Carson, an author wrote a book about the environment, and it soon
    caught the attention of scientists?

    The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970


    Gaylord Nelson originally tried to tell
    president John F. Kennedy about this
    problem, yet the other senators showed no
    concern.
    Nelson was able to obtain the Medal of
    Freedom in 1995
    The original idea Nelson had was to teach
    people about the environment.
    o This caused more than 20,000,000
    people walk the streets instead of drive.
    The first Earth Day was celebrated towards
    the Vietnam Wars end.

    EARTH DAY: FUN FACTS

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    For 200 years we've


    been conquering
    nature. Now we're
    beating it to death.
    -- Tom McMillan

    Works Cited

    http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth
    /earthday/articles/index.asp?article=history&topic=0
    http://greenliving.about.com/od/greenprograms/a/e
    arth-day-quotes.htm
    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cb/Sile
    nt_Spring_First_Ed.png
    http://host.madison.com/archives/topics/earthday/clinton-awards-nelson-presidential-medal-offreedom/article_f0676876-8a47-11e1-86f8001a4bcf887a.html

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