(par 11.2.1) Environmental Problems and American Politics- Why is Protecting the Environment so Difficult
http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/943/environmental-problems-and-american-politics-why-is-protecting-the-environment-so-difficult By Dustin R. Turin 2014, Vol. 6 No. 11 | pg. 1/3 Environmental concerns have been of increasing salience to Americans since the 1960s, when Rachel Carson published Silent Spring and spurred public anxiety over the use of the widely utilized pesticide DDT. The impact of Carson’s work was hugely important, both for its eventual impact on […]
(par 11.2.1) Effects of huge scale energy consumption
http://ecology.com/features/industrial_revolution/ The Ecological Impact of the Industrial Revolution It was coal that fueled the Industrial Revolution, forever changing the way people would live. It would not be until the early 1960s that most people would begin to realize the impact of this exponential growth on human health and ecology. The Industrial Revolution marked a major […]
(par 11.2 ) Environmental Perspectives
Environmental Perspectives https://www.sustainable-environment.org.uk/Earth/Environmental_Perspectives.php By LinusWealth, AUGUST 17, 2018 The way we treat our environment is determined by how we view it. Peoples perspectives on the environment, and mankind’s relationship with nature, have traditionally been divided into four general categories: stewardship, imperialism, romanticism and utilitarianism. These perspectives still account for the majority of opinions and attitudes […]