Gaylord Nelson, 1916 - 2005

A millisecond of silence for Gaylord Nelson (more time cannot be afforded lest the attack on the planet suffer further delay).

A conservationist years before it became fashionable, Nelson was recognized as one of the world's foremost environmental leaders. Then-President Clinton presented Nelson with a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995 for his environmental efforts.

"As the father of Earth Day, he is the grandfather of all that grew out of that event: the Environmental Protection Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act," read the proclamation from Clinton.

The windmills in heaven are about to get schooled.

(Gracias ps206)