County, Opinion

Earth Day promotes awareness of environment

RBC I Twenty years ago, while I was teaching at Providence College, the college president asked me to organize activities for Earth Day. Hoping to generate enthusiasm for our events, I invited Senator Gaylord Nelson, the founder of Earth Day, to be our keynote speaker. I knew he would be in high demand so I was not too disappointed when his office, sure enough, informed me that the senator had already committed to another venue.