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Subject: Denis Hayes and Earth Day Network in the news
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DENIS HAYES AND EARTH DAY NETWORK IN THE NEWS

The Earth Day 2000 Clean Energy Campaign is really taking off! Here's an update on some of the exciting developments.

TIME MAGAZINE

Denis Hayes, national coordinator of the first Earth Day in 1970 and chair of Earth Day Network, will be profiled in this Monday's Time Magazine as a Hero of the Planet. Pick up a copy and read about how Earth Day got started, and Denis' vision for where it can take us.

ONLINE CHATS WITH DENIS

Have a conversation with Denis online! Denis will be participating in the following online chat discussions of Earth Day past and present:

4/21, 12 PM EST

Washington post.com with David Nemtzow of the Alliance to Save Energy

http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liveonline/front.htm

Earth Day, 4/22, 1:00 PM EST

CNN Interactive

http://www.cnn.com/chat/

Earth Day, 4/22, 4:00 PM EST

ABCNews.com

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/CHAT_INDEX.html

Earth Day, 4/22, 5:30 PM EST

AOL/Time Online

http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/community/0,2637,0,00.html

EARTH DAY 2000 LAUNCH HIGHLIGHTS

Here are a few of the activities that are helping to launch the Earth Day 2000 Clean Energy campaign:

4/19 Earth Day 2000: New Energy for a New Era forum at Harvard University. A unique coalition of students, faculty and administration will unveil an ambitious clean energy plan for Harvard University. Denis Hayes will lead a distinguished panel in a discussion of the energy solutions that will lead to a clean and affordable energy future for each of us.

4/22 Launch of the Earth Day 2000 Worldwide Campaign at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. A press conference announcing the launch will be followed by an awards ceremony and luncheon at the United Nations. Speakers at the press conference will be:

Denis Hayes, Chair, Earth Day Network

Bill Richardson, US Secretary of Energy

Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme

Ray Anderson, Chairman and CEO, Interface Inc.

Please let us know about any press you see in your area about the launch of the Earth Day 2000 campaign.