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Being the largest environmental network, the focus is to find solutions to ecological problems. They also provide aid to communities facing environmental challenges.
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Became the first piece of legislation that addressed air pollution. It provided funds for federal research in air pollution.
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It was a mercury poisoning that affected people who consumed the wastewater from a chemical plant in Minamata City. The results were devastating, even life-lasting for some. The Minamata Mercury Convention was created in honor of this.
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The book exposed the dangerous and damaging effects on using pesticides. It argued that overusing them would disrupt the ecosystem. It is seen as the beginning of modern environmentalist movement.
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It was founded to provide unity on environmental movements and raise ecological awareness. This led to the creation of the U.S. Environment Protection Agency and other legislations.
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States that all organisms, including nonliving ones, are part of a system and are related, where they maintain living conditions on the Earth.
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Created to protect marine animals from any form of harassments. It prohibits the illegal possession of these animals.
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A non-violent movement led by rural women that focused on the protection and conservation of trees and maintaining the ecological balance.
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It is the first anti-whaling campaign in the world. This initiative helped ban the commercializing on whales internationally. Its purpose is to preserve the ocean and its inhabitants.
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First time using taxes and tax credits to encourage the use of fuel efficiency and renewal energy. The goal was to change from oil gas to energy conservation.
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The reactors on the plant malfunctioned and eventually stopped working, causing the release of radioactive gases that led to the evacuation of thousands of people.
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Considered one of the worst industrial accident, a pesticide plant leaked tons of highly toxic and poisonous gases to the environment, killing between 3 to 16 thousand people and future consequences.
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It provided evidence that confirmed a hole in the ozone over the Antarctic. The post created a big amount of media attention and new people wanting to unite to the environmental movement.
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A reactor in a nuclear power plants exploded, which released 200 tons of radioactive materials into the air, resulting in the exit of the population and killing thousands of people due to exposure.
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An international agreement made to limit the production and use of ozone depleting substances and reduce their concentration to make better the planet's ozone layer.
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11 million gallons of oil were spilled into the ocean by the Exxon Shipping Company. It killed hundreds of thousands of animals. Years later, oil is still remaining in the spot of the incident.
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It is an international agreement where countries agree to reduce greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide. There are 192 members.
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A documentary that confesses that global warming is real, caused by humans, and insists that if people do not act immediately, the results will be catastrophic.
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Labeled as the first ever legally binding climate change agreement, it aims to reduce the greenhouse gas emission and limit the global temperature increase.