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Kevin O'Keefe

Embracing the Green Wave

By Tom Deignan
Spring 2023

April 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment

Irish Americans celebrate Earth Day and beyond with action and activism The man who began it Denis Hayes Denis Hayes – recognized around the world as the founder of Earth Day ­with Senator Gaylord Nelson, recently looked back at a key moment in environmental history.  “In late January 1969, millions of gallons of crude oil began to pour into the waters off Santa … [Read more...] about Embracing the Green Wave

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