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This essay, written by Jeremy Bentham, argues the idea of animal rights while wrestling with the relationship between policy and moral responsibility.
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Thomas Malthus popularized the idea of overpopulation in this work by explaining in a methodical, logical manner that population is increasing at too fast of a rate to be able to sustain with the resources we have.
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The world population reached an important landmark, 1 billion people.
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The Sierra Club is an organization that was created by John Muir to help preserve US wilderness. The club still exists today with 3.8 million members whose mission has expanded to include human rights.
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The world population reached 2 billion.
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The IUCN is an organization based in France whose goals involve sustainable development and wildlife preservation. They venture to find solutions to difficult environmental problems and implement them on a global scale.
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A Sand County Almanac is a posthumous collection of essays by Aldo Leapold published by the Oxford Press. His writing, which focused on personal responsibility, was highly influential in terms of ecocentric thought.
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After chemical waste poisoned an ocean fishing port with mercury, thousands of people in Japan faced undesirable consequences such as birth defects, loss of sight and hearing, retardation, and paralysis.
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The world population reached 3 billion.
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The World Wildlife Fund was created as a fundraiser to help protect natural life from human development. The organization still functions today and aids conservationists around the globe.
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Written by Rachel Carson, Silent Spring addressed the damage of pesticides, specifically DDT, to the environment. In response to the book's publication, the US government founded an environmental protection agency in addition to phasing out of using DDT.
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Founded in New Zealand, the Values Party was one of the two first political green parties in the world. The party, which was created in response to the effects of hydroelectric development, serves as the basis for modern green politics.
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This UN Conference focused on man's responsibility to preserve his environment via a list of principles and recommendations to help countries pursue sustainable development.
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The world population reached 4 billion.
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Written by John E. Locklove and Lynn Margulis, the theory states, "All living things have a regulatory effect on the earth's environment that promotes life overall.”
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Near Middletown, PA, a nuclear meltdown occurred, which involved the core of the plant overheating. The aftermath involved major changes in safety protocols, training, and protections.
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Considered one of the most successful green parties in history, the German Green Party was created with a focus on anti-nuclear development and human rights. It still exists today as a merged party with Alliance '90.
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The International Watch Company (IWC) set the whale catching limits for most of the globe. There is a current ban, and the countries affiliated with the IWC all follow the moratorium.
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In Bhopal, India, there was a methylisocyanate gas leak at a pesticide plant, UCIL, which resulted in 5,200 deaths.
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A Ukraine nuclear power plant had a flawed reactor, causing steam explosions and fires. This event led the radioactive core to be released into the environment. 17 were left dead, and 5000 developed related cancer.
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The world population reached 5 billion.
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The conference focused on the interrelationships between environmentalism and industrial development via a plan called Agenda 21 to help promote sustainability in the context of international trade.
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The Kyoto Protocol's goal is to convince countries to limit the production of greenhouse gases, recruiting developed countries as they produce more toxic chemicals.
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The world population reached 6 billion.
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This film was created by Al Gore to help convince viewers that climate change is, in fact, a result of human development, in an effort to reverse global warming.
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The world population reached 7 billion.