“Earth Day 1970 was irrefutable evidence that the American people understood the environmental threat and wanted action to resolve it.”
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As the earth spins through space, a view from above the North Pole would encompass most of the wealth of the world - most of its food, productive machines, doctors, engineers and teachers. A view from the opposite pole would encompass most of the world's poor.
World War II had a very important impact on the development of technology, as a whole.
Environmental quality was drastically improved while economic activity grew by the simple expedient of removing lead from gasoline - which prevented it from entering the environment.
By adopting the control strategy, the nation's environmental program has created a built-in antagonism between environmental quality and economic growth.
