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Norman Borlaug
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Nobel Peace Prize in 1970
father of the green revolution developed hybrid of wheat |
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Wallace Broecker
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Awarded 2006 Crawford Prize in Geo sciences
Research on the circulation of the ocean and the carbon cycle. |
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Rachel Carson
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author of silent spring
Did studies to show DDT risks to people, wildlife, and ecosystems |
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Robert Fogel
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Nobel Prize economics, 1993.
Compared life in developing countries now to France and England in 1790. About 20% of the population too weak and hungry to work Improving nutrition led to one-half of economic growth of the 19th century. Reducing hunger now could yield $120 billion. |
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Garret Hardin
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Wrote “Tragedy of the Commons 1968
warned of the dangers of overpopulation brought attention that the damage by individuals can inflict on the environment". |
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Charles Keeling
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First alerted the world to the possibility of anthropogenic contribution to the "greenhouse effect" and global warming.
The Keeling Curve measures the progressive buildup of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, in the atmosphere. |
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Aldo Leopold
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Believed that humans should view themselves and the land as members of the same community.
We are obligated to treat the land ethically. Wrote “Land Ethic” essay describes individuals as members of a community of interdependent parts. |
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George Perkins Marsh
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Studied
environmental degradation Over grazing Deforestation Influenced National Forests, 1873 |
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Jimmy Carter
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1977: Clean Water Act, Soil and Water Conservation Act
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Gerald Ford
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1976: Toxic Substances Control Act
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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1964: Wilderness Act
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John F. Kennedy
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1963: Clean Air Act
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Richard M. Nixon
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The National Environmental Policy Act (1970) (NEPA),
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Preservation ethic, exocentric viewpoint
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Tragedy of the Commons
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Written by Garret Hardin
Unregulated exploitation causes resource depletion Grazing lands, forests, air, water No one has the incentive to care for a resource. Everyone takes what he or she can until the resource is depleted. The tragedy of the commons: we must develop policies for commonly held resources. Restrict use and actively manage resources. Safeguard against exploitation and depletion. |