Topic 2 History of Environmentalism

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Topic 2History of Environmentalism
Chapter 1
Today's Goal To understand the historical
development of the environmental movement
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Scientific Observations 1950s
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Why?
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Decline of the Bald Eagle
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birds indicator of environmental quality

• Pesticides concentrate up food chain
• Pesticide biocide

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Jones Beach State Park, NY 1945
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Farm Worker Poisoning
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Tragedy of the Commons
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Legislation
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• The Nature Conservancy
• Environmental Defense Fund
• Greenpeace
• National Audubon Society
• National Wildlife Federation
• National Resources Defense Council

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National Park Service
NPS Mission "to conserve the scenery and the
natural and historic objects and the wild life
therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the
same in such manner and by such means as will
leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future
generations."
www.nps.gov
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370 NPS sites
National wildlife refuges
National parks and preserves
National forests
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Earth Day
April 22