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GreenPolicy360/SJS: Our website documents, up close and personal, the modern environmental protection movement. We start at the beginning of new ways of seeing humanity's home planet. Those of us who were there, in December/January 1968-1969, witnessed the first-ever, full-color images taken from space of our Whole Earth. What we knew about our world, our place in space, changed in an instant. Some would later call this a "cognitive shift". Our GreenPolicy360 founder described the feelings later in the 1970s to a writer, Jerzy Kosinski, in NY City. Jerzy was the "Being There" author and we talked about the Apollo astronauts who took the picture of Earth that went onto the cover of Life Magazine. I talked about a friend, Barbara Baker, a photo editor at Life and I told Jerzy more about NASA and a man named George. [https://greenpolicy360.net/w/File:George_Brown,_Sci_Com%27t.jpg '''George Brown'''] was a gardener in his own way like the quiet hero of Jerzy's novel. George was planting and nurturing in a new field that was being created, Earth observation science. The result? An "Earth Observing" leap forward, a Congress-led science, technology and space, a constellation of satellites and public-private-education institution partnerships was launched to provide essential data and knowledge. | |||
[https://greenpolicy360.net/w/File:You_can_manage_only_what_you_can_measure_Dr_David_Crisp,_OCO-2,_June_2014_m.jpg <big>'''NASA: Measure to Manage'''</big>] | |||
The first generation of Earth Science was called "Earth System Science" by leaders like Representative George E. Brown who, as a Congressperson, went on to oversee three decades of initiatives, ventures, projects and missions we now know for their exploring, mapping, and delivering to humanity the first years of environmental science -- seeing, really seeing, Planet Earth. When George was proposing then tending to the [https://greenpolicy360.net/w/Landsat_data_users_handbook '''Landsat program'''], one of the many ventures George Brown gardened, he was speaking of a blue-green home planet. | |||
Today we are, as we go onward nation-by-nation, community-by-community, responsible for tending to the Earth. A tip of our green hat to George Brown from East Los Angeles and to all of those, generation-to-generation, who choose to tend to our 'garden', our living planet Earth. | |||
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:::<big><big>'''"Earthrise" into the 21st Century'''</big></big> | |||
:::: '''Earth Science and a Whole Earth Generation''' | |||
:::[[File:Apollo.jpg]] | |||
:::'Earthrise' (1968) | |||
:::[[File:Apollo 8, Life Jan10,1969.png]] | |||
:::[https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/File:Apollo_8,_Life_Jan10,1969.png Apollo 8 photos in Life Magazine, January 1969] | |||
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::::::<big>'''[[Earth Day]]''' (1970)</big> | |||
:::::: Being there, organizing | |||
::::::* https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Earth_Day | |||
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[https://greenpolicy360.net/w/File:Goodall_on_the_power_of_the_young.png '''Youth-energy'''] joined with 'Teach-ins' and events across the nation | |||
: * https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Category:Earth_Day | |||
Being there, as the ideas and vision of the first Earth Day grew into reality | |||
: * https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Earth_Day_Memories_on_the_50th_Anniversary | |||
::<big>'''We were looking to protect our 'Living Earth' '''</big> | |||
::[[File:Living Earth.png]] | |||
::[https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Planet_Citizen_Vision_of_Living_Earth '''Our Living Earth'''] | |||
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<big><big><big>'''[[Planet Citizen Vision of Living Earth]]'''</big></big></big> | |||
: 🔘 [http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Earth_Right_Now <big>Earth Right Now</big>] / [http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/EarthPOV <big>EarthPOV</big>] / [http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Category:Earth_Observations <big>Earth Observations</big>] | |||
GreenPolicy360: The following Earth and Space, Politics page is presented in two parts: 1) first an introduction to Earth and Climate science, and how we have watched and participated in this 'first generation' work over the years. We give special attention to the original NASA Mission Statement as a key to understanding how science/imaging/data from Landsat and successive generation of satellite programs were pushed forward to [https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/File:You_can_manage_only_what_you_can_measure_Dr_David_Crisp,_OCO-2,_June_2014_m.jpg ''''measure, monitor and manage''''] Earth's living and changing systems. Read the story of a unique Congressional leader, [https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/George_E._Brown_Jr '''visionary 'Big Science' George E. Brown'''] and linked Earth Science source material offered throughout GreenPolicy360. Experience through our eyes how a generation first became aware of environmental issues, the climate crisis, and then worked over decades to understand and protect Planet Earth; 2) then, as you continue here, take some to consider our highlights of latest Planet Citizen news, stories, and events arranged yearly and monthly. We're all riding together here on Planet Earth, partners! | |||
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:::[[File:Blue Marble photo taken by the crew of Apollo 17 (1972).jpg]] | |||
:::'Blue Marble' (1972) | |||
<big><big>'''[[Generation Green]]'''</big></big> | |||
* https://www.greenpolicy360.net/mw/images/1969_beginnings_of_the_modern_environmental_movement.pdf | |||
<big><big>'''[[Going Green]]'''</big></big> | |||
* https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Going_Green | |||
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Revision as of 17:39, 27 January 2025
GreenPolicy360/SJS: Our website documents, up close and personal, the modern environmental protection movement. We start at the beginning of new ways of seeing humanity's home planet. Those of us who were there, in December/January 1968-1969, witnessed the first-ever, full-color images taken from space of our Whole Earth. What we knew about our world, our place in space, changed in an instant. Some would later call this a "cognitive shift". Our GreenPolicy360 founder described the feelings later in the 1970s to a writer, Jerzy Kosinski, in NY City. Jerzy was the "Being There" author and we talked about the Apollo astronauts who took the picture of Earth that went onto the cover of Life Magazine. I talked about a friend, Barbara Baker, a photo editor at Life and I told Jerzy more about NASA and a man named George. George Brown was a gardener in his own way like the quiet hero of Jerzy's novel. George was planting and nurturing in a new field that was being created, Earth observation science. The result? An "Earth Observing" leap forward, a Congress-led science, technology and space, a constellation of satellites and public-private-education institution partnerships was launched to provide essential data and knowledge.
The first generation of Earth Science was called "Earth System Science" by leaders like Representative George E. Brown who, as a Congressperson, went on to oversee three decades of initiatives, ventures, projects and missions we now know for their exploring, mapping, and delivering to humanity the first years of environmental science -- seeing, really seeing, Planet Earth. When George was proposing then tending to the Landsat program, one of the many ventures George Brown gardened, he was speaking of a blue-green home planet.
Today we are, as we go onward nation-by-nation, community-by-community, responsible for tending to the Earth. A tip of our green hat to George Brown from East Los Angeles and to all of those, generation-to-generation, who choose to tend to our 'garden', our living planet Earth.
- "Earthrise" into the 21st Century
- Earth Science and a Whole Earth Generation
- 'Earthrise' (1968)
- Earth Day (1970)
- Being there, organizing
Youth-energy joined with 'Teach-ins' and events across the nation
Being there, as the ideas and vision of the first Earth Day grew into reality
- We were looking to protect our 'Living Earth'
Planet Citizen Vision of Living Earth
GreenPolicy360: The following Earth and Space, Politics page is presented in two parts: 1) first an introduction to Earth and Climate science, and how we have watched and participated in this 'first generation' work over the years. We give special attention to the original NASA Mission Statement as a key to understanding how science/imaging/data from Landsat and successive generation of satellite programs were pushed forward to 'measure, monitor and manage' Earth's living and changing systems. Read the story of a unique Congressional leader, visionary 'Big Science' George E. Brown and linked Earth Science source material offered throughout GreenPolicy360. Experience through our eyes how a generation first became aware of environmental issues, the climate crisis, and then worked over decades to understand and protect Planet Earth; 2) then, as you continue here, take some to consider our highlights of latest Planet Citizen news, stories, and events arranged yearly and monthly. We're all riding together here on Planet Earth, partners!
- 'Blue Marble' (1972)
Beginnings of the Modern Environmental Movement
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New Ways to See & Experience Planet Earth
Visit GreenPolicy360's story of Earth Science research from our decades of research, eco-activism and #PlanetCitizens education.
Our eco operating system (eOS) includes:
ThinBlueLayer.com - Look at how thin our atmosphere is
New Definitions of National Security - Strategic Demands
Earth Science Research from Space
1968-1970, a 'Whole Earth' Vision ("Earthrise") via NASA
- The First Earth Day and an Environmental Protection Movement Is Launched
- New Ways of Doing Business, Sustainable, Resilient, Forward-looking
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Earth Day Memories on the 50th Anniversary
Congressman George Brown steps up and a long ride begins ...
- A Whole Earth Point of View -- http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Category:Whole_Earth
- Steven Schmidt, GreenPolicy360 Siterunner....
- DYK? Yes, we know, we remember the beginnings !
- 'Earthrise' and 'Earth Day'
A Life Affirming 'Earthrise'
"Earthrise" -- https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Apollo_8
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