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- Rachel Carson Using a Microscope, September 1962 - Marine biologist Rachel Carson's book, <em>Silent Spring</em>, helped spark the 1960s environmental movement. Carson stressed the detrimental effects of pesticide use, including DDT, on natural ecosystems and human health. Her testimony before the U.S. Congress and other evidence led to national legislation to mitigate environmental damage including the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1970) and banning DDT (1972).
- September 04, 1962
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Rachel Carson Using a Microscope, September 1962
Marine biologist Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, helped spark the 1960s environmental movement. Carson stressed the detrimental effects of pesticide use, including DDT, on natural ecosystems and human health. Her testimony before the U.S. Congress and other evidence led to national legislation to mitigate environmental damage including the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1970) and banning DDT (1972).
- Book, "Silent Spring," 1962 - <em>Silent Spring</em>, by marine biologist Rachel Carson, sparked the environmental movements of the 1960s. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. The book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- 1962
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Book, "Silent Spring," 1962
Silent Spring, by marine biologist Rachel Carson, sparked the environmental movements of the 1960s. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. The book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- "Kennedy for President" Button, 2024 - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of the political Kennedy family (son of Robert Kennedy Sr.), announced his run for president in April 2023. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and a vaccine skeptic, ran first as a Democrat, then as an Independent before suspending his campaign in August 2024. He threw his support behind the eventual winner, Republican Donald Trump.
- 2024
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"Kennedy for President" Button, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of the political Kennedy family (son of Robert Kennedy Sr.), announced his run for president in April 2023. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and a vaccine skeptic, ran first as a Democrat, then as an Independent before suspending his campaign in August 2024. He threw his support behind the eventual winner, Republican Donald Trump.
- Rachel Carson Testifying before a Senate Government Operations Subcommittee, June 1963 - Marine biologist Rachel Carson's book, <em>Silent Spring</em>, helped spark the 1960s environmental movement. Carson stressed the detrimental effects of pesticide use, including DDT, on natural ecosystems and human health. Her testimony before the U.S. Congress and other evidence led to national legislation to mitigate environmental damage including the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1970) and banning DDT (1972).
- June 04, 1963
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Rachel Carson Testifying before a Senate Government Operations Subcommittee, June 1963
Marine biologist Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, helped spark the 1960s environmental movement. Carson stressed the detrimental effects of pesticide use, including DDT, on natural ecosystems and human health. Her testimony before the U.S. Congress and other evidence led to national legislation to mitigate environmental damage including the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1970) and banning DDT (1972).
- "The Better World Shopping Guide," 2010 - By the 2000s, shopping had become a popular way to put environmentalist sensibilities into practice. This book, appealing to consumers who believe that "every dollar makes a difference," suggests socially and environmentally responsible shopping choices, from cereal to cars.
- 2010
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"The Better World Shopping Guide," 2010
By the 2000s, shopping had become a popular way to put environmentalist sensibilities into practice. This book, appealing to consumers who believe that "every dollar makes a difference," suggests socially and environmentally responsible shopping choices, from cereal to cars.
- "The Population Bomb," 1968 - Paul Ehrlich, an entomologist, and his wife, Anne Howland, who studied population biology, agreed that population-growth threatened human survival by outstripping available food supplies. They wrote <em>The Population Bomb</em> during the 1968 presidential campaign to stress the proactive steps necessary to reduce overpopulation. The topic exploded in February 1970, when Johnny Carson interviewed Ehrlich on <em>The Tonight Show</em>.
- 1968
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"The Population Bomb," 1968
Paul Ehrlich, an entomologist, and his wife, Anne Howland, who studied population biology, agreed that population-growth threatened human survival by outstripping available food supplies. They wrote The Population Bomb during the 1968 presidential campaign to stress the proactive steps necessary to reduce overpopulation. The topic exploded in February 1970, when Johnny Carson interviewed Ehrlich on The Tonight Show.
- Book, "The Last Whole Earth Catalog," 1971 - Biologist Steward Brand founded the Whole Earth Catalog in 1968, to share information about innovations in technology, design, and architecture. This "last" Whole Earth Catalog (1971) marked a philosophical shift from a counterculture approach toward shared responsibility to save the plant. It included images of Earth and space used in previous catalogs to help change people's perceptions of their responsibility for the globe.
- 1971
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Book, "The Last Whole Earth Catalog," 1971
Biologist Steward Brand founded the Whole Earth Catalog in 1968, to share information about innovations in technology, design, and architecture. This "last" Whole Earth Catalog (1971) marked a philosophical shift from a counterculture approach toward shared responsibility to save the plant. It included images of Earth and space used in previous catalogs to help change people's perceptions of their responsibility for the globe.
- "March 1975, Bazaar, Fight Air Pollution, What You Should Be Wearing" Poster, 1970 - George Stowe, Jr., a graphic artist noted for silkscreened and offset lithograph posters stylizing Black Power aesthetics, spoofed high fashion and mocked self-absorption in this 1970 poster. His fictional <em>Bazaar</em> magazine cover, dated five years in the future, featured a fashion model surviving with a gas mask. The moral of the story: self-protection would not solve the problem of environmental pollution.
- March 01, 1975
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"March 1975, Bazaar, Fight Air Pollution, What You Should Be Wearing" Poster, 1970
George Stowe, Jr., a graphic artist noted for silkscreened and offset lithograph posters stylizing Black Power aesthetics, spoofed high fashion and mocked self-absorption in this 1970 poster. His fictional Bazaar magazine cover, dated five years in the future, featured a fashion model surviving with a gas mask. The moral of the story: self-protection would not solve the problem of environmental pollution.
- Newsweek Magazine for January 26, 1970, "The Ravaged Environment" - Popular news magazines consolidated reports on environmental degradation and informed the general public about the need for the environmental movement. <em>Newsweek</em> became the first to dedicate an issue to the problem on January 26, 1970. It described the greatest test of human innovation -- an environment at risk of collapse -- and shared possible solutions with curious readers.
- January 26, 1970
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Newsweek Magazine for January 26, 1970, "The Ravaged Environment"
Popular news magazines consolidated reports on environmental degradation and informed the general public about the need for the environmental movement. Newsweek became the first to dedicate an issue to the problem on January 26, 1970. It described the greatest test of human innovation -- an environment at risk of collapse -- and shared possible solutions with curious readers.
- "Whole Earth Catalog: Access to Tools," Spring 1969 - Biologist Steward Brand founded the Whole Earth Catalog in 1968, to connect counterculture and back-to-the-land communities with innovators in the fields of technology, design, and architecture. The cover of each edition, like this from Spring 1969, featured images of earth taken from outer space. Brand believed showing this would change people's perceptions of their responsibility for the planet.
- August 01, 1969
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"Whole Earth Catalog: Access to Tools," Spring 1969
Biologist Steward Brand founded the Whole Earth Catalog in 1968, to connect counterculture and back-to-the-land communities with innovators in the fields of technology, design, and architecture. The cover of each edition, like this from Spring 1969, featured images of earth taken from outer space. Brand believed showing this would change people's perceptions of their responsibility for the planet.