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[https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/tag/earth-day/ by GREENPEACE] | [https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/tag/earth-day/ by GREENPEACE] | ||
Denis Hayes organized the first Earth Day in 1970 and is board chair of the international Earth Day Network. Last week, he and Greenpeace USA Digital Content Strategist, Katie Myer,… | Denis Hayes organized the first Earth Day in 1970 and is board chair of the international Earth Day Network. Last week, he and Greenpeace USA Digital Content Strategist, Katie Myer,… | ||
=====Earth Day and Our Sanctuaries===== | |||
[https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/default/files/sce/santa-lucia-chapter/lucians/8_EarthDaySanctuaries.pdf by SIERRA CLUB] | |||
On January 28, 1969, a blowout on an oil drilling platform six miles off the coast of Santa | |||
Barbara, California, spilled an estimated 3 million gallons of crude oil into the ocean. The | |||
massive spill shut down commercial fishing, fouled beaches, and killed a great number of | |||
dolphins, sea lions, seals, and more than 3,600 seabirds | |||
