Gaylord Nelson
Gaylord Nelson
Gaylord Anton Nelsonwas an American politician from Wisconsin who served as a United States Senator and governor. A Democrat, he was the founder of Earth Day, which launched a new wave of environmental activism...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 June 1916
CountryUnited States of America
Gaylord Nelson quotes about
century half last leadership question
In the last half century we haven't had Presidential leadership that addressed this question in the broadest and most important aspect.
fights future ought reasonable whether
The fights in future will not be over whether we ought to do something, but over how we ought to do it, and that's a reasonable debate.
earth events john knows ours peace phrase political
John McConnell may have used the phrase Earth Day before we did, (but) he knows our events were not similar. Ours was a political exercise. His was a peace exercise.
bush calls himself president
President Bush calls himself an environmentalist. I think his heart's in the right place, but he hasn't demonstrated any leadership.
fate issues important
The fate of the living planet is the most important issue facing mankind.
air water goal
Our goal is not just an environment of clean air and water and scenic beauty. The objective is an environment of decency, quality and mutual respect for all other human beings and all other living creatures.
giving done damage
We're going to have to do a whole lot more, and give nature at least a chance to repair some of the damage we've done.
air water soil
All economic activity is dependent upon that environment and its underlying resource base of forests, water, air, soil, and minerals. When the environment is finally forced to file for bankruptcy because its resource base has been polluted, degraded, dissipated, and irretrievably compromised, the economy goes into bankruptcy with it.
issues addresses environment
If we continue to address the issue of the environment where we live as though we're the only species that lives here, we'll create a disaster for ourselves
web-of-life around-the-world serious
We must realize that we're all part of a web of life around the world. Anytime you extinguish a species, the consequences are serious.
years atmosphere environmental
Loads of chemicals and hazardous wastes have been introduced into the atmosphere that didn't even exist in 1948. The environmental condition of the planet is far worse than it was 42 years ago.
cost kind miles
Trails are relatively inexpensive. A splendid national network of all kinds of trails can be established at less cost than a few hundred miles of super highway.
war past years
All nations are degrading and consuming their environment to a point beyond capacity. In the past 15 years in the U.S. we have added 1300 cities with populations over 100,000. When the environment is forced to file Chapter 11, the ecology collapses. Nations recover from war but not from a failed eco-system. The status of our environment is more threatening than all wars. It is forever.
government people support
The month of April 2000 will provide an unprecedented showcase for the clean energy options available to individuals, businesses and the government, .. As tens of millions of people take action to support clean energy during Earth Month, the 'New Energy for a New Era' campaign will catapult us toward a clean and affordable energy future.