Today marks the anniversary of Earth Day--April 22, 1970, an official day of environmental awareness inspired by Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring, which was published in 1962, and the general social activism that pervaded the 1960s. The founder of the modern earth day is Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin who, after witnessing the damages of the 1969 oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, was motivated to help spread environmental awareness and protection. With the help of Republican Congressman Pete McCloskey and environmental activist Denis Hayes, an environmental movement was born: 22 million people demonstrated in the streets and parks and filled auditoriums on April 22, 1970.
Here are some links related to Earth Day history:
http://www.earthday.org/earth-day-history-movement
http://www.epa.gov/earthday/history.htm
http://www.nelsonearthday.net/
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04/090421-earth-day-facts/
A link pertaining to Rachel Carson and the impact of Silent Spring:
http://classwebs.spea.indiana.edu/bakerr/v600/rachel_carson_and_silent_spring.htm
NPR also has a lot different articles and radio pieces related to Earth Day and the global environment in general.
http://www.npr.org/
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