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Environmentalism and Economics. Nicholas McDonald. Early Environmentalism. H. D. Thoreau (1854) Walden John Muir (1838 - 1914) Sierra Club Gifford Pinchot (1865 - 1946) US Forestry Service. The “Invisible Hand”. Adam Smith (1776) The Wealth of Nations Father of modern economics.
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Environmentalism and Economics Nicholas McDonald
Early Environmentalism • H. D. Thoreau (1854) • Walden • John Muir (1838 - 1914) • Sierra Club • Gifford Pinchot (1865 - 1946) • US Forestry Service
The “Invisible Hand” • Adam Smith (1776) • The Wealth of Nations • Father of modern economics.
Recycling • Waste disposal and Recycling goals overseen by the EPA • Recycling legislation overseen by State and Municipal legislators.
Contemporary Environmentalism • Paul Erlich (1968) • The Population Bomb • Greenpeace • Earth First • PETA