Environmental Movement Timeline- Sarah Tavares, Nicole Sciacca, Kathryn Richford, Juliette Schuhmacher
By sarahtavares
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3000 BCE
Whaling (save the whales)
This started 3000 BC. Whaling is killing a whale for its usable sources. Whaling has been happening for thousands, Norwegians were the first to hunt them, as early as 4,000 years. Japan has recently been starting it again after 30 years -
Walden
A book written by Henry David Thoreau and published August 9th, 1854. The book is about simple living in natural surroundings. -
Sierra Club
This environmental movement was founded in 1892 and is the oldest and seems to be the most powerful environmental movement. -
Bureau of Forestry
This was founded on February 1st, 1905. This is a federal agency who manages 193 million acres of public land in national forests and grasslands. -
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Civilian Conservation Corps
This lasted for fewer than ten years, it ran between 1933- 1941 and more than 3,000,000 men served in the CCC. This was public work relief program for unemployed, unmarried men. -
Founding of IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature is an organization that is the world’s biggest environmental network. It is composed of experts in environmental law, protected areas, social and economic policy, survival, ecosystem management, and education. Founded in October 5, 1948. -
Minamata
Minamata was a small town in Japan that became contaminated with Mercury. The disease began to spread by the fish, and eventually the disease spread to the people in the town. This disaster happened on May 1, 1959. -
Population Increases
In 1900 the population was 1.65 billion, in 1960 it was 3 billion, in 1999 it was 6 billion, now in 2019 it is at 7.7 billion. -
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
Published on September 27,1962 to document the effects of pesticides on the environment. -
Clean Air Act
a US federal law that started on December 17, 1963 to control air pollution on a national level. -
First Earth Day
created on April 22,1970 to recognize the biodiversity on Earth. Its purpose is to educate people and encourage environmental movement and reduce plastic use. -
Clean Water Act
This act was passed in 1972. It was passed to regulate where things were being sent in regard to pollution in the waters of the U.S. -
Gaia Hypothesis
This theory was completely ignored until 1975. This theory states that the Earth are integrated to form a single and self-regulating system and maintaining the conditions for life on the planet. -
Bhopal
The gas tragedy that occurred in December of 1984 when a pesticide plant released 30 tons of methyl isocyanate into the water. It is estimated that 15,000 people were affected because of the toxins. -
Chernobyl
A nuclear accident which occurred on April 26th, 1986. This accident occurred because of a flawed reactor design and operated with inadequately trained personnel, which caused 2 Chernobyl plant workers died the night of the accident and 28 people died within a few weeks due to the radiation poisoning. -
Pollution Prevention Act
This act was passed in 1990. It brought changes in businesses that reduced pollution and lead to better businesses. -
Kyoto
A protocol adopted in Kyoto, Japan on December 11th , 1997 and became enforced on February 16th, 2005. The protocol states the idea that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gasses emmissions in the atmosphere. -
Cosmetic Act
A US law passed in 2002 that sets the limit on how much pesticide residues can be left on foods. It provides people with overall safer foods. -
Documentary film ~An Inconvenient Truth~ released
A Documentary released on May 4th, 2006 in USA directed by Davis Guggenheim. This documentary helped raise awareness about climate change and promoted action against climate change. -
BP Oil Spill
This oil spill happened in April 20th, 2010. The BP oil spill caused a lot of ocean life to die and was the largest oil spill. It took a month to stop.