Denis Hayes
Environmentalist, Author
1944 –
Who is Denis Hayes?
Denis Hayes is an environmental activist and proponent of solar power. He rose to prominence in 1970 as the coordinator for the first Earth Day.
Hayes founded the Earth Day Network and expanded it to more than 180 nations. During the Carter Administration, Hayes became head of the Solar Energy Research Institute, but left this position when the Reagan Administration cut funding for the program. Since 1992, Hayes has been president of the Bullitt Foundation in Washington and continues to be a leader in environmental and energy policy.
Hayes has received the national Jefferson Awards Medal for Outstanding Public Service as well as many other awards. Time Magazine named him as "Hero of the Planet" in 1999.
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- Born
- 1944
Wisconsin - Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Stanford University
- John F. Kennedy School of Government
- Harvard University
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on July 23, 2013
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