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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Alison Highberger / The Bulletin
April 17, 2007
April 22nd is Earth Day's 37th birthday.
It started in 1970, when American cities were smoggy, rivers were foul and "ecology" was the new buzzword. The public was riled up about pollution and wanted to do something about it.
Earth Day was the brainchild of the late environmentalist....