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17.4. The Environmental Movement. Targets. Assess the causes and effects of the environmental movement Analyze why environmental protection became a controversial issue. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring Sparks a Movement:. Human actions (pesticides) were harming environment and people.
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17.4 The Environmental Movement
Targets • Assess the causes and effects of the environmental movement • Analyze why environmental protection became a controversial issue
Rachel Carson, Silent SpringSparks a Movement: • Human actions (pesticides) were harming environment and people. • Earth Day began April 22, 1970 http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-3445_162-2714532.html 9 minutes
Love Canal • Area in upstate New York with high birth defects due to toxic chemical dumpings http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iSFgZ-SlaU&safe=active
Environmental Activists Speak Out Scientists began learning about environmental threats, leading to environmental activism and government legislation protecting the earth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGI7VymjSho&safe=active Three Mile Island
Chernobyl 1986 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSRC1_OZPIg&feature=related
Environmental Setbacks Hazardous waste mishaps and accidents involving nuclear energy led to further government regulation of the environment, but many Americans complained about too much control.
Cuyahoga River Fire • On June 22, 1969, an oil slick and debris in the Cuyahoga River caught fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to environmental problems in Ohio and elsewhere in the United States.
Questioning Regulation • As more regulations were added, opposition grew • Conservatives complained it stripped individuals of property rights • Argument made that it would hamper business/jobs by diverting $ to environment and away from economy
Is our climate changing? Climate Change in Minnesota DVD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZcp_wcDXec Stossel 7 minutes