The First Earth Day in Middlebury - Recap
Title
The First Earth Day in Middlebury - Recap
Subject
earth day
Description
'Black-out' Protests Atom Power Plant Construction in Vernon, VT: The protestors sponsored a candle-light rally in the Johnson Building, the College itself did not officially cooperate and many lights remained on. Some students who did not agree with the purpose or method of the protest, staged individual counter-demonstrations by using all the electricity they could. Low Attendance: Very few people gathered in Johnson and a good many students seemed unaware and unconcerned by the whole affair.
Davis, Bart Hall Highlight Earth Day: Vermont Governor Outlines State Role in Fight Against Pollution, Eco Activist Urges Student Car Restriction (Bart Hall chairman of the Environmental Quality Group)
Petition to abolish distribution requirements.
The Blackout: Living For the Future
Helping to Make G.M. Responsible
Ehrlich Links Racism, War with Environment
Earth Day Aftermath: Keeping Ecology Alive
Davis, Bart Hall Highlight Earth Day: Vermont Governor Outlines State Role in Fight Against Pollution, Eco Activist Urges Student Car Restriction (Bart Hall chairman of the Environmental Quality Group)
Petition to abolish distribution requirements.
The Blackout: Living For the Future
Helping to Make G.M. Responsible
Ehrlich Links Racism, War with Environment
Earth Day Aftermath: Keeping Ecology Alive
Creator
The Middlebury Campus
Source
The Middlebury Campus
Publisher
The Middlebury Campus
Date
4/30/1970
Identifier
1970
Files
Collection
Citation
The Middlebury Campus, “The First Earth Day in Middlebury - Recap,” Fifty Years of Green: An Environmental History of Middlebury College since 1965, accessed July 16, 2024, https://omeka.middlebury.edu/fyg/items/show/276.