Essay - Environmentalism Group History: Environmentalism is Defined as a Movement that...

Environmentalism Group

History:

***** is defined as a movement that was begun to protect the quality of life, through the development of conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution and control ***** land use. Historically the movement began in the US with the works of Thomas Jefferson, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Jefferson, attempted to include legislation in the framing of the constitution that encompassed some environmentalist ideals while Emerson and Thoreau, through literature attempted to demonstrate transcendentalist ***** which included many ideals of environmentalism, such as ***** interconnectedness ***** nature and the need for change of common social thought of the era ***** regard to conservation and land use.

Davies 229) The first environmentalist publication is often identified as Man & Nature published in 1864 and written by George Perkins Marsh. In this work it is often said that Marsh predicted many of modern ecological concerns.

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***** environmentalism w***** ***** with ***** inception of the conservationist movement at the close of the 19th century. The conservationist movement, among other things attempted to demand the setting aside of land for public uses and established national parks an ********** as well as wild***** refuges and national monuments ***** ***** to preserve natural features. ***** most influential of conservationists, who remain a st*****ndard ***** voice and application include President Theodore Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, ***** John Muir, the founder of the Sierra Club.

Houston et al.) These and many ***** names of early conservationists as they were known can be seen throughout the early ***** and *****ir words are frequently utilized today to confront resistance and persuade the public of the ***** for conservation and lifestyle ***** with regard ***** environmental issues. An excellent source dealing with the individuals who took part in ***** movement, accompanied by ***** of their significant deeds in favor of conservationism can be ***** in C. Stuart Houston's 1997 work, Biographical Dictionary of Ameri***** and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists Coeditors, Keir B. Sterling, Richard P. Harmond, ***** A. Cev*****co, ***** Lorne F. Hammond. There ***** many conservationist organizations that ***** during this period that are still active today including, the aforementioned Sierra ***** as well ***** the National Parks and Conservation Association, the Audubon Society, the Izaak Walton League.

***** the close of WWII the effects of ********** encroachment created an invigorated movement ***** effectively deterred the development of several public ***** that could have had extreme impacts upon the environment, one of these works that was effectively blocked was the *****ridge Canyon Dam, which if it ***** been completed would have backed up the Colorado River and let the waters flow into the Gr***** Canyon ***** Park. This era of conservationist ***** active throughout ***** 1950s and 60s and was successful in lobbying the federal government and other smaller municipalities in stopp*****g public works with unknown ***** assumed environmental risk.

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***** modern face of ********** was probably ***** profoundly effected by evidence and anecdotal observations of pollution ***** as ***** described