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Green Revolution - intensive technological agriculture
Resource use (especially fossil fuel use) and pollution increased. Human population rises sharply. The more the population rises the more pollution increases. -
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Minamata Bay Disaster
Emphasizes the ability of food chains to accumulate toxins into higher trophic levels, including into humans. “Minamata disease, sometimes referred to as Chisso-Minamata disease, is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. Symptoms include ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, narrowing of the field of vision and damage to hearing and speech” -
Rachel Carson publishes ‘Silent Spring’
General acceptance of dangers of chemicals toxins affecting humans. The pesticide DDT is banned legally in the United States. -
First Earth Summit - UN Conference on the Human Environment
Declaration of UN conference. Action Plan for the Human Environment. Environmental Fund established. Formation of the UN Environment programme (UNEP). Earth Summits planned at ten-year intervals. -
Green Political Parties form around the world
Political pressure placed on government to pay more attention, we are now bringing environmental awareness to politics. -
Green awareness strengthens
Environmentally friendly products, recycling and ecotourism become popular. -
Rio Earth Summit and Kyoto Protocol
Agreement to reduce carbon (CO2) emissions to counter enhanced greenhouse effect and global warming. Agenda 21 (Agenda 21 is a global action plan for sustainable development into the 21st century For wealthy nations , achieving sustainable development means adopting and implementing policies concerning issues such as recycling, energy efficiency , conservation and rehabilitation of damaged landscapes) -
Straw Ban in Malibu
Plastic straws were banned in Malibu and were replaced with paper recycled straws, this is inspiring other cities to ban the use of plastic waste and replaced with utensils that can be recycled. -
Extinction of Polar Bears
Global Warming causing Ice to melt will result in the extinction of polar bears. This will show humans we need to pay more attention to global warming and to the effects of rising waters as it not only effects animals but it can effect humans as well as water can begin to start flooding land.
