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
Place of Creation
Collection Title
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
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