Historical Influences on the Modern Environmental Movement by Serrano, Andrea V.

Rachel Carson

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Rachel Louise Carson was a biologist, writer, and environmental activist. Most of Carson's writing expressed her love of nature and concern for future generations.

Her writing raised awareness about environmental issues around the world. Silent Spring became an international bestseller in the united states Carson’s work led to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and the first Earth Day celebration in 1970.

Barbara McMartin

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Barbara McMartin, 73, an Adirondack expert who wrote more than two dozen books on New York’s North Country.

Her knowledge of the Adirondacks was comprehensive and deeply personal. She originated the Discover series and was also the author of 50 Hikes in the Adirondacks, as well as seven histories. During her long career, she served as the vice-president of the Adirondack Mountain Club and the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks.

planet earth

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A documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough.

Deep water oil spill

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explosion on a BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, which was drilling in underwater depths of more than one mile, kills eleven people and causes the largest oil spill in us history estimated at nearly five million barrels. United states officials struggle to contain the spill which lasts nearly three months, and the disaster causes an estimated 17.2 billion damage to beaches, wildlife, fisheries, and tourism. The administration of us President Barack Obama pressures BP into establishing a $20 billion fund to pay for damages and cleanup.

CITES

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Many marine species that are traded internationally are highly migratory meaning they swim long distances often crossing national boundaries. Their conservation can only be achieved if nations work collaboratively that’s where CITES comes in the agreement provides a legal framework to regulate the international trade of species ensuring their sustainability and promoting cooperation among CITES members, also known as CITES Parties.

The nineteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties CoP19 was held in Panama City panama, november 14 to 25, 2022.

electric vehicle

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The transportation sector is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. A successful transition to clean transportation will require various vehicle and fuel solutions and must consider life cycle emissions electric and hybrid vehicles can have significant emissions benefits over conventional vehicles. All electric vehicles produce zero tailpipe emissions, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles PHEV produce no tailpipe emissions when operating in all electric mode.

the 2024 Toyota Corolla Hybrid at an EPA combined city-and-highway fuel economy estimate of 50 miles per gallon mpg. while the estimate for the conventional 2024 Corolla (four cylinder, automatic) is 35 mpg . to compare fuel economy ratings of individual hybrid and conventional models.

NASA Discovers Interstellar Comet Moving Through Solar System

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On July 1, the NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations of a comet that originated from interstellar space. Arriving from the direction of the constellation Sagittarius the interstellar comet has been officially named 3I ATLAS. It is currently located about 420 million miles and 670 million kilometers away.

Since that first report, observations from before the discovery have been gathered from the archives of three different ATLAS telescopes around the world and the Zwicky Transient Facility at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California. These “pre discovery” observations extend back to June 14. Numerous telescopes have reported additional observations since the object was first reported.