Gifford Pinchot

In 1901, President William McKinley was shot and killed. This paved the way for Vice President Theodore Roosevelt to jump in, take his place, and become the 26th President of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt, or as he liked to be called, TR, believed in, what most people call now, the progressive era. He believed that a Federal government could have more power and regulation in businesses. TR aimed to distinguish “good corporations” who believed in manufacturing good products and services,…

The United States has been growing in terms of population, technological advancements, food production, along with many other evolutionary aspects over the years. These enhancements have not only been growing in our country, additionally they taken over the entire planet! Human needs have become more extensive throughout time, in which companies and industries require more resources in order to be in par with the growing population. Many people have now brought up concerns that at some point,…

From Wilderness to Backyards: Analysis of the Rise of American Suburbia and its Influence on Modern Environmentalism Through an average American’s point of view it is a common misconception that modern environmentalism has its roots in the radical protests of the 1960s and 1970s, characterized by drug and ‘hippie’ culture. Whilst some more radical grassroots environmental groups or movements could be characterized in this way, the origins of modern environmentalism stem from much earlier in…

Taft had a long and extensive career path before he became president of the United States. He attended law school in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio after graduating high school. He easily passed certification to be a lawyer in 1880, and a few months later he was appointed as the assistant prosecutor of Hamilton County. 2 years later the president appointed him to the position of Collector of Internal Revenue in Ohio’s first district. In 1887 Taft was appointed to be a judge for Cincinnati by…

For the past two decades, we have had presidents who have fallen miserably in the same status quo, following the same guidelines from presidents of previous elections. This is where Bernie Sanders steps in to show his uniqueness and to change the tide in the presidential election of 2016. This unique candidate is the type of person who will approach issues in a different manner. He has stayed devoted to many of his own aspects that other presidents or candidates have not throughout their…

office. He chose not keep him due to his use of previous executive orders to promote conservation instead of following legislation. Taft also fired Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot who was one of Roosevelt’s closest friends and advisors, for his radical ways of promoting conservation. These two replacements angered Roosevelt even more as Pinchot and Garfield were some of Roosevelt’s closest advisors and friends, and was a major reason why Roosevelt decided to run against Taft in the 1912…

foresight. Should Taft not have been handpicked by Roosevelt, the progressive movement could easily have lost its foothold in the White House, and fade away, like Populism had just two decades prior. In truth, this did start to occur, when Taft fired Gifford Pinchot—a leader in the progressive community, who worked with Roosevelt on preserving forests and the natural resources that came with them. The protection of natural resources was a major objective for many progressives, and the firing of…

Mount St. Helen's is an active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range in Skamania County, Washington and is part of the Ring of Fire centered around the Pacific Ocean. Mount St. Helen's was created when the oceanic Jean de Fuca plate subducted beneath the North American Plate and has a long history of eruptive periods followed lengthy dormancies. Her volcanic activity was marked by thousands of years of lava and pyroclastic flows only to fall silent and then reawaken to begin her destructive cycle…

the U.S. Forest Service, but different regulations are enforced. National forests are open to commercial activities such as, logging, livestock grazing, and all recreational activities (NPS, 2012). The first chief of the U.S. Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot, once said the National Forest was created “to provide the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the long run” (NPS, 2012, para. 2). The difference the wilderness has is the stricter rules. There is limited…

Progressivism was a movement that emerged in the 1890s in response to the rapid industrialization of the United States. Industrialization caused considerable growth in the United States economy but wealth was spread unevenly and economic and social problems came about as a result. “Progressives wanted to bring reforms that would correct these problems and injustices” (Lapsanky-Werner 548). The Progressive presidents were Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson and they held…