These Videos Tell the Story of the Beginning of Earth Day 1970
Senator Gaylord Nelson, the junior senator from Wisconsin, had long been concerned about the deteriorating environment in the United States. Then in January 1969, he and many others witnessed the ravages of a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. Additionally, a Walter Cronkite news report about Earth Day 1970
1970 ABC news report: An SOS for Survival
1970 Walter Cronkite report on Earth Day
1970 report about Earth Week
1970 CBS News report: Earth Day, A Question of Survival
Earth Day 1970: A Grassroots Moment that Sparked a Movement, produced by the US Embassy in Brussels
2020 CNN report of progress due to Earth Day, along with challenges.
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