Green Power
Transcript: Green Power In 1953, severe smog in New York City killed 170-260 people. In 1965, congress passed a law allowing the government to control car emission levels. After the war, the movement got more attention from the communities. Gaylord Nelson hired many people to hold "teach-ins". The stage was set for change by the publication of Rachel Carson's New York Times bestseller Silent Spring in 1962. Concerns over air and water pollution helped to spawn the environmental movement in the 1960s. Also in 1965, Congress passed the Water Quality Act. Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), he also signed the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, which required environmental impact assessments for all large-scale federal projects. "Our goal is an environment of decency, quality, and mutual respect for all other human creatures and for all living creatures." - Gaylord Nelson Modern Environmental Movement: In 1969, an oil well off the coast of Santa Barbara, California spilled 200,000 gallons of oil into the ocean. Five million American households contribute to national environmental organizations, which together receive over $350 million in contributions from all sources. Most of the environmental movement was overlooked until the United States was pulled out of Vietnam. The meeting agreed upon a Declaration containing 26 principles concerning the environment and development; an Action Plan with 109 recommendations, and a Resolution Global warming has become a problem, but many people continue to ignore the environmental issues. In 1969, one of Ohio's river burst into flame because of the pollution in the river. On Christmas Eve of 1968, NASA astronaut William Anders, while orbiting the moon with the Apollo 8 mission, snapped a photograph that many people credit with providing a foundation for the modern green movement. Many people became worried about the air being breathable. April 22, 1970 The first national Earth Day. It took the form of a nationwide protest against environmental ignorance. The Sierra Club was able to prevent the damming of the Grand Canyon. After the first Earth Day landmark environmental legislation, like the Clean Water Act, were signed into law. DDT was finally banned in 1972.
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