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    for reassurance. In our city, Safineia, the Lorax is a significant figure because his lifestyle is centered around the core values of our town, such as environmentalism, efficiency, and individualism. Our town, Safineia believes strongly in environmentalism and more specifically nature and simplicity. The Lorax is a delineation of environmentalism because he communicates with the trees and distances himself away from all technology because he has no need for it. The…

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    Environmentalism is the political and philosophical position that the health of the natural world should be an item of social concern(CITE). Environmentalism relates to conservationism, the belief that natural resources should be treated carefully so as to produce the greatest benefit, and preservationism, the belief that untrammeled nature has inherent value, whether ecological, aesthetic, or spiritual, and therefore that some landscapes should be left undeveloped. (CITE) Within the history of…

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    is, therefore, more important than ever to engage the general population concerning the environment, trying to dispel any major misconceptions on the way. With the recent election and the election of a president who is more opposed to the EPA, environmentalism, and the idea of climate change as fact, than any other in recent history, it is unsettling and dangerous to the continuation of the world. Trump sees environmental protection as the direct opponent of economic progress, and millions of…

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    motor vehicle emissions to halting all dumping in the Great Lakes. Nixon’s rise to power brought evangelicals into the Republican Party by focusing his campaigns on cultural issues. The environment was one of these pivotal issues. Evangelical environmentalism is an environmental movement in which some Evangelicals have pointed out biblical mandates concerning humanity's obligation to maintaining creation, this belief was a campaign point, and Nixon used it. Regardless of motive, each president…

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    The purpose of this paper is to examine and demonstrate the historical progression of environmental movements in North America. This paper will compare literary works of Ursula Heise and and other authors as they discuss the advancement of environmentalism as a social movement and an establishment of contemporary vocabulary. It will also analyze artists ' reactions to the changing world in form of song lyrics and the way the music was presented to the public. First, I will discuss Heise 's book…

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    Dark Mountain Manifesto

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    appeal environmentally concerned people, especially those with creative minds – painters, poets, writers, playwrights – to join a movement search of finding alternative environmental quest. The manifesto was published at a time, when contemporary environmentalism movement lost itself under the pressure of capitalist socio-economic order of human society, which is moving towards a colossal natural disaster due to rapid exploitation of the earth. The authors – Paul Kingsnorth and Dougald Hine…

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    answered. By conducting a survey, I was able to gather information regarding how the students in my community regard climate change and the environment. In other words, it was to derive and understand their thoughts and views on climate change, environmentalism and the environment by conducting a survey in the hopes of getting this information from…

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    environment it has surrounded, which started around Ashbury-Haight Street in San Francisco and has spread throughout the country. Eastern religion, philosophy and political beliefs caused environmentalism, which impacted environmental thinking. Brought to the minds of young people, it helped make environmentalism a mass movement in society. Many young activists created a variety of organizations, events, and campaigns that supported the environment by protecting it from pollutions, war, and…

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    The environmental justice movement originated in national pulsation from all over the world, but the phenomenon of environmental injustice occurred in all countries and even the global society. The issues raised by the environmental justice movement are unpredictable significance. In the 1990s, the resulting environmental justice movement not only in the Western countries, but also in the Eastern counties (especially the less developed countries and regions) have received a wide range of…

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    Green Guilt Asma Analysis

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    America The Article, “Green Guilt” proposed that the guilt formerly derived from religious belief is being replaced by social movements such as environmentalism. The author, Steven Asma, relates the almost obsessive green habits to the high moral standards set by various religions, namely Christianity. He goes even further to proclaim that environmentalism is a substitute for religion. You can argue that there are some similarities between the two, but it is misleading to compare the guilt of…

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