"After Wisconsinite Nelson began his 18-year stint as a senator in 1963, he was shocked to discover how severe air and water pollution had become. Recognizing that people everywhere shared his concerns (he cites the infamous day in 1969 when the toxic Cuyahoga River burst into towering flames), he thought, "Why not organize a huge, grassroots protest about what was happening to our environment?" Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970, and in its aftermath crucial federal initiatives put a halt to the worst offenses. But three decades later, thanks to a burgeoning human population, myriad sources of toxic waste, corporate greed, and general complacency, Nelson, as avid and well informed as ever, observes that we face renewed and increasingly dire environmental threats. Along with his coauthors, including Robert F. Kennedy
Jr., who provides a rousing foreword, the Earth Day founder presents exceptionally lucid explanations of a host of current ecoissues, and calls for a renewed effort to keep these potentially catastrophic predicaments visible and their possible solutions viable through education and citizen action.
 

     - Donna Seaman, Booklist, Copyright ©
American Library Association. All rights reserved.

 

"The life of the planet and all of its inhabitants have been positively affected by the extraordinary vision and work of Senator Gaylord Nelson.  The remarkable agenda he put forth in 1970 is ever more salient today, his wisdom and words needed now more than ever."


- Paul G. Hawken,
Natural Capital Institute,
Author of "The Ecology of Commerce"

"Former U.S. Senator and Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson is a realist when it comes to environmental issues. In “Beyond Earth Day: Fulfilling the Promise,” he raises the alarm about those issues that have been dear to his heart for more than 35 years."

"When it comes to the environment, he offers a reasonable voice in an often partisan, unreasonable world. This is an easy-to-read, straight-forward look at the state of the environment — past, present and future. It does not get bogged down in technical jargon or statistics, but rather makes its case in a from-the-heart appeal."  For complete review

          - Jean Peerenboom
          Green Bay Press Gazette

 

"Beyond Earth Day ought to be required reading for all citizens of plant Earth.  In a crisp, clear readable style, Senator Gaylord Nelson, the most influential and effective environmentalist of our time, provides a sobering analysis of the environmental challenges we face and what we must do to maintain our quality of life and the long term health of our world."

- Mike Dombeck, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
and former chief, U.S. Forest Service

 

"It is refreshing to have Gaylord Nelson, an environmental pioneer and the founder of Earth Day, return to the fray, bringing the perspective that only he can bring in Beyond Earth Day.  I particularly like his idea of a Presidential 'state of the environment' address each spring following the State of the Union."

- Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute