Earth Day
"Ms. Carson raised public awareness and concern for living organisms, the environment and public health. Earth Day 1970 capitalized on the emerging consciousness...putting environmental concerns front and center."
-Earth Day: The History of a Movement, Earth Day Network
-Earth Day: The History of a Movement, Earth Day Network
Joe Heller - Green Bay Press-Gazette -April 2012
"Earth Day is a cleaned pond, a buried auto, a college teach-in. It is thousands of Americans seeking to understand the ills of their environment and learn how they can be corrected."
-Herald News, April 22, 1970
First Earth Day - April 22, 1970
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"The first Earth Day was like the sounding of a bullhorn for the people to unite and get moving, which worked."
- "Is it time to Retire the Earth Day", Newsweek, 20 April, 2009 "...an estimated 20 million Americans gathered together on April 22, 1970 to participate in a ...environmental demonstration known as Earth Day." - The Spirit of the First Earth Day, EPA Journal, 1990
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April 22, 1970, New York Times
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Equinox Earth Day
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Ford Proclamation 4356 - Earth Day, 1975, The American Presidency Project
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09 April 2000, New York Times
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