Beyond Earth Day
Fulfilling the Promise
Published on 30. October 2002
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-299-18040-9 (ISBN)
Description
Former US senator and governor of Wisconsin and creator of Earth Day Gaylord Nelson presents an urgent message to the planet based on his decades of advocacy and scientific study. He details the world's most crucial environmental concerns and offers inspirational strategies for saving the planet.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wisconsin
United States
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Illustrations
3 b&w photographs, 4 drawings, 14 charts
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 181 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-299-18040-9 (9780299180409)
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Gaylord Nelson was governor of Wisconsin from 1959 to 1963 and served in the U.S. Senate from 1963 to 1981. Millions of Americans joined him in observing the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995 for his contributions to the environmental protection movement and has served as counselor to the Wilderness Society since 1981. Susan Campbell is an award-winning environmental journalist and adjunct college journalism instructor. Paul Wozniak is a market research analyst and environmental historian.