Chapter 6? Flashcards
1
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Anthropocentrism
A
Belief that only humans have intrinsic value
2
Q
Preservation Ethic
A
Protect the natural environment in a pristine, unaltered state
3
Q
Who was big in preservation ethics
A
Teddy Roosevelt & John Muir & Gifford Pinchot & Aldo Leopold
4
Q
What did John Muir do?
A
Showed our decision makers why they should value and preserve the natural wonders of our continent
5
Q
What did Gifford Pinchot found?
A
U.S. Forest Service
6
Q
What is Aldo Leopold famous for saying?
A
“Keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering”
7
Q
what was the Warren county toxic waste dump
A
PCB & Dioxin contaminated soils were treated with a high capacity indirect thermal desorption unit for the Warren County Landfill Cleanup and had very little concern about contamination
