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46 Cards in this Set
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William McDonough |
Writes books about stability. Designer and architect |
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George Perkins marsh |
First American environmentalist, ideas led up to the concept of sustainability |
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Chico mendes |
Helped save the trees and rainforests |
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Al gore |
Signed Kyoto protocol, increased student awareness of environment |
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Rachel carson |
Wrote books on environmental policy, tried to teach people about the problems with pesticides. Advancing global environmental movement |
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Gifford Pinchot |
Help forests, national conservation association |
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John James aubudon |
Pained every bird in America, wildlife artist |
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Wangari maathai |
Founder of green belt movement that planted over 150 million trees |
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Teddy Roosevelt |
Set 150 mill acres aside for national forests under forest reserve act. Declared 5 national parks |
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David bower |
Father of modern environmental movement, director of Sierra club, friends of earth |
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Henry David thoreau |
Essayist naturalist made an impact through writing |
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Aldo Leopold |
Environmentalist professor, respect environment. Ecocentric |
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Jimmy carter |
Department of energy, conservation of energy, president, modern policy of energy conservation |
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Jimmy carter |
Department of energy, conservation of energy, president, modern policy of energy conservation |
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John ruskin |
Artist of nature, 1 of first environmentalists |
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Ken saro |
Environmental activist, led a nonviolent movement for the survival of ogoni people |
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Ken saro |
Environmental activist, led a nonviolent movement for the survival of ogoni people |
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Jane Goodall |
Animal rights activists, studied chimpanzees. Treat research animals more compassionately |
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Julia butterfly hill |
Up in a tree 5 months. After an accident, wanted to help the earth |
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Julia butterfly hill |
Up in a tree 5 months. After an accident, wanted to help the earth |
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Edward abbey |
Preservation of SW US wilderness |
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Julia butterfly hill |
Up in a tree 5 months. After an accident, wanted to help the earth |
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Edward abbey |
Preservation of SW US wilderness |
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George Washington carver |
Improved agriculture industry |
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Julia butterfly hill |
Up in a tree 5 months. After an accident, wanted to help the earth |
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Edward abbey |
Preservation of SW US wilderness |
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George Washington carver |
Improved agriculture industry |
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Upton Sinclair |
His novel the jungle exposed poor working conditions of meat packing districts |
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Julia butterfly hill |
Up in a tree 5 months. After an accident, wanted to help the earth |
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Edward abbey |
Preservation of SW US wilderness |
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George Washington carver |
Improved agriculture industry |
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Upton Sinclair |
His novel the jungle exposed poor working conditions of meat packing districts |
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John Muir |
Father of the national parks |
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Julia butterfly hill |
Up in a tree 5 months. After an accident, wanted to help the earth |
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Edward abbey |
Preservation of SW US wilderness |
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George Washington carver |
Improved agriculture industry |
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Upton Sinclair |
His novel the jungle exposed poor working conditions of meat packing districts |
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John Muir |
Father of the national parks |
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Hans rosling |
Founder of gapminder foundation, sustainability |
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Ansel Adams |
Black and white photographer of Yosemite. Advocate for NPS |
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Lacey Act |
Bans trafficking of illegal wildlife |
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Lacey Act |
Bans trafficking of illegal wildlife |
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Kyoto protocol |
Fight global warming which affected the environmental issue of greenhouse gas emissions |
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Lacey Act |
Bans trafficking of illegal wildlife |
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Kyoto protocol |
Fight global warming which affected the environmental issue of greenhouse gas emissions |
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CERCLA |
Gives president authority to clean up hazardous waste sites |
