34 min
Earth Day, Environmental Justice, and Democracy Environmental Voices: The PennFuture Podcast
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- Nature
Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. It was originally the brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson and was inspired by the protests of the 1960s, and so Earth Day began as a “national teach-in on the environment” and was held on April 22 to maximize the number of students that could be reached on university campuses.Earth Day now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG including 1 billion p...
Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. It was originally the brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson and was inspired by the protests of the 1960s, and so Earth Day began as a “national teach-in on the environment” and was held on April 22 to maximize the number of students that could be reached on university campuses.Earth Day now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG including 1 billion p...
34 min