The first Earth Day was the result of Gaylord Nelson, Pete McCloskey, and Denis Hayes

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"This planet is threatened with destruction -- and, we who live in it, with death."

This were some of the first words associated with Earth Day when it started -- way back in 1970 -- and despite being depressing, the other thing is: well, they're still true. You can argue for a long time abo…