The first earth day in 1970 was a response to what?

Question

The first earth day in 1970 was a response to what?

Answer 1

It seems like ( I remember it well... took my daughter to the shores of Lake Michigan that day) it was in response to the findings from the First IGY... ( International Geophysical Year) that said Mother Earth was in trouble and the schools were trying to raise awareness of the environment.

Answer 2

Smog. Landfills. De-forestation. Water Quality.

Actually - it was more of an awakening to our position in the scheme of things than a response to any crisis. In 1969 we saw the Earth from the Moon, and it became clear there was no place to go if it got messed up.

There is still no place to go.

Answer 3

The hippies invinted it.