By FREDERIC J. FROMMER 2010-07-29T07:02:21ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- In 1969, Sen. Gaylord Nelson was so moved after seeing the devastation of an oil spill off the California coast near Santa Barbara that he called for a national teach-in on the environment. The resulting "Earth Day" the following year kick-started the modern environmental movement and shaped the way Americans thought about their air, water and soil....
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Gulf spill lacks societal punch of Santa Barbara
Started by Kent Brockman, Jul 29 2010 01:49 PM
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Posted 29 July 2010 - 01:49 PM
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: democracy just doesn't work.
