Law360, New York (April 21, 2014, 7:15 PM EDT) -- Earth Day is important; the day, but more so the concept. Earth Day grew out of a grassroots movement to educate the American public on the need to more-carefully shepherd the planet's resources. The movement coalesced in late 1969 to early 1970 into a national environmental "teach-in," advocated by then Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord A. Nelson and a nearly simultaneous proclamation by San Francisco — itself initiated by a proposal submitted to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors by John McConnell — along with several other California municipalities, declaring in March 21, 1970, the Vernal Equinox, or the first official "Earth Day." In ensuing years, Earth Day was moved to April 22, which coincided with the national "teach-in" advocated by Sen. Nelson....
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