EARTH DAY – A HELL OF A DAY

In case you missed it, America just celebrated its "national day of irony:" April 22. The irony is that this date is not only Earth Day, but also happens to be the day that BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank into the Gulf of Mexico one year ago.
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EARTH DAY - A HELL OF A DAY
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In case you missed it, America just celebrated its “national day of irony:” April 22. The irony is that this date is not only Earth Day, but also happens to be the day that BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank into the Gulf of Mexico one year ago.

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