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Earth Day 50 years on: we need a bridge over troubled water

by pennyurquhart | Apr 22, 2020 | climate change, climate change and health, environment, Uncategorized

  Wednesday, April 22nd, 1970, was a cloudy day in New York City, with a high of 64 degrees Fahrenheit. On that day in South Africa, the Nationalist Party led by B. J. Vorster had just trounced the far-right Verkrampte Herstigte Nasionale Party– the HNP – in a...

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