People (Unit 1) Flashcards
1
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John Muir
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founded Sierra club
2
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Paul R Ehrlich
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wrote population Bomb that deals w/ population regulation
3
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Alice Hamilton
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occupational health field during the industrial revolution
4
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Aldo Leopold
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wrote Sand County Almanac that deals w/ land
5
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Gifford Pinchot
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father of American conservationism, 1st chief of US forest service
6
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Rachel Carson
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Silent Spring which discusses the issue of pesticides
7
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FDR
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started CCC, established Blue Ridge Parkway
8
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George Perkins Marsh
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wrote Man and Nature, 1st modern day discussion of environmental problems
9
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Norman Borlaug
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father of green revolution, brought better crops to starving nations
10
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Barry Commoner
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against nuclear testing, wrote closing circle, 4 laws of ecology