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The History of Earth Day

The History of Earth Day

In April 1970, before hybrid vehicles, emissions standards and even the EPA, an idea was born. Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator representing Wisconsin, was troubled by the devastation of the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Santa Barbara spill hemorrhaged 200,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific and cost the lives of … Continue reading