National Geographic Magazine for December 1970, "Our Ecological Crisis"

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Artifact Overview

National Geographic featured the environmental consequences of the 1969 oil spill in the Santa Barbara Channel, the largest in U.S. waters to date, in its December 1970 issue. The magazine drew readers' attention to pollution as well as non-renewable resource exploitation and planned obsolescence. It joined coverage by Newsweek, LIFE, and TIME during 1970 that stressed the need for aggressive action to save the environment.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Magazine (Periodical)

Date Made

December 1970

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2018.130.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 7 in

National Geographic Magazine for December 1970, "Our Ecological Crisis"