GEOG 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: National Environmental Policy Act, Cuyahoga River, Norman Rockwell
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*environmentalism = a philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for the environment. A sign that we don"t only need to prioritize environment for economic gain about awareness on the impacts we have on the environment. Wwf campaign damage humans doing to the environment our waste replaces the natural environment. The 1960s and 1970s emergence of environmentalism. Us & canadian governments realized the need for conservation beyond the need for economic growth largely influenced by images/painting like one by norman rockwell which exemplified of pollution at the time pollution . People taken aback by it, not used to seeing images like this as consumptive. The lorax written by dr. seuss in the 1970s part of the environmentalist behaviors reflecting back on them movement (pop. culture in the 70s) Pollution a major issue at the time. Another influential work in environmental work: rachel carson book silent spring .