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- 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.
- "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.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- National Geographic Magazine for December 1970, "Our Ecological Crisis" - <em>National Geographic</em> 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 <em>Newsweek</em>, <em>LIFE</em>, and <em>TIME</em> during 1970 that stressed the need for aggressive action to save the environment.
- December 01, 1970
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National Geographic Magazine for December 1970, "Our Ecological Crisis"
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.
- "Herman Miller Environmental Enrichment Designed by Alexander Girard," 1972 -
- 1972
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"Herman Miller Environmental Enrichment Designed by Alexander Girard," 1972
- Environmental Enrichment Panel, "Eyes," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1972 - Alexander Girard, Herman Miller Textile Division's Director of Design, created a series of forty folk art-inspired graphic panels aptly named "Environmental Enrichment Panels" in 1972. They were meant to enrich the office environment, adorning the moveable walls of Robert Propst's Action Office II -- more commonly known as the cubicle.
- 1972
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Environmental Enrichment Panel, "Eyes," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1972
Alexander Girard, Herman Miller Textile Division's Director of Design, created a series of forty folk art-inspired graphic panels aptly named "Environmental Enrichment Panels" in 1972. They were meant to enrich the office environment, adorning the moveable walls of Robert Propst's Action Office II -- more commonly known as the cubicle.
- Environmental Enrichment Panel, "Crosses," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1972 - Alexander Girard, Herman Miller Textile Division's Director of Design, created a series of forty folk art-inspired graphic panels aptly named "Environmental Enrichment Panels" in 1972. They were meant to enrich the office environment, adorning the moveable walls of Robert Propst's Action Office II -- more commonly known as the cubicle.
- 1972
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Environmental Enrichment Panel, "Crosses," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1972
Alexander Girard, Herman Miller Textile Division's Director of Design, created a series of forty folk art-inspired graphic panels aptly named "Environmental Enrichment Panels" in 1972. They were meant to enrich the office environment, adorning the moveable walls of Robert Propst's Action Office II -- more commonly known as the cubicle.