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Agricultural Revolution
Growth in agricultural approaches. People learned how to produce an abundance of crops. -
Industrial Revolution
The introductions to new manufacturing processes. Caused pollution and destroyed natural areas. -
The green revolution
Widespread use of fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation to increase food production. Helped fight starvation but had bad impacts on the environment. -
“Silent Spring"
Silent Spring is a book written by Rachel Carson about the affects the pesticide DDT has on the environment. He main point was that the chemical was killing many birds. -
First Earth Day
Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day to spread awareness of environmental issues. Twenty million Americans participated all over the USA. -
Founding of Greenpeace
Greenpeace was founded in 1971 by Irving Stowe and Dorothy Stowe in Vancouver, Canada. Greenpeace works globally to help fight and spread awareness to environmental issues. -
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
The Exxon Shipping Company spilled 10.8 million gallons of oil off the coast of Alaska. It killed 250,000 seabirds, 3,000 sea otters, and 250 bald eagles -
Tokaimura Nuclear Plant
Three workers at a uranium-processing plant in Tokaimura, Japan mixed a uranium solution wrong causing toxic gas to go into the air. 2 died and hundreds were exposed to radiation. -
Green Party of the United States Founded
The Green Party is a political party whose primary focus is environmentalism, nonviolence, and social justice. -
The Paris Agreement
The agreement aims to reduce reduce global greenhouse gas emission to help stop the temperature increase.