Dennis Hayes
Bio
Interview with Dennis Hayes
November 9, 2017
Conducted by Kiegan White
Clips
16:39 - 17:56
Dennis talks about how he got involved with the national Earth Day organizing and Senator Gaylord Nelson. #earthday
18:30 - 19:40
Dennis talks about what Senator Nelson's original goals were when advocating for environmental teach-ins. #environmentalteachin #vietnam #earthday #antiwar #civilrights
27:39 - 28:53
Dennis talks about the huge impact the environmental movement, and the acts it got passed, have had on the US. #cleanairact #cleanwateract #impact #politics
35:20 - 36:41
Dennis discusses the support of the UAW for Earth Day as well as the Clean Air Act of 1970. #uaw #cars #earthday #cleanairact
38:19 - 39:42
Dennis talks about the Dirty Dozen campaign that successfully took out 7/12 targeted anti-environment congress people that were up for re-election. #dirtydozen #politics #congress
42:19 - 43:55
Dennis recalls how he never thought Earth Day was going to get as big as it did or bring so many people together. #earthday
55:25 - 57:08
Dennis talks about how the EPA was created by Nixon after Earth Day due to his worry about losing party support. #earthday #EPA #politics #nixon