Winter

TimeLine

By TOO_LEGIT
  • The Lacy Act

    The Lacy Act

    The Lacy Act didn't allow wild animal life across state lines and outlawed hunting in the Yellow Stone National Park.
  • The first ethanol plant opened in Atchison, KS.

    The first ethanol plant opened in Atchison, KS.

    The biofuel,Agrol,was sold throughout the Midwest.
  • Rachel Carson published Silent Spring

    Rachel Carson published Silent Spring

    It warned about the dangers of pesticides
  • President Johnson signed the Water Quality Act

    President Johnson signed the Water Quality Act

    The water quality act was signed
  • The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was passed

    The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was passed

    The President and the congress helped protect waterways from pollution, commercialization, and development.
  • The National Environmental Policy Act was one of the first laws to establish the broad national framework for protecting the environment.

    The National Environmental Policy Act was one of the first laws to establish the broad national framework for protecting the environment.

    The Act was demanding people of the government to build things such as airports, buildings, military complexes, highways, parks, and other activities.
  • General Motors president Edward Cole promised Americans “pollution free” cars by 1980.

    General Motors president Edward Cole promised Americans “pollution free” cars by 1980.

    The general Motors president promised Americans Pollution Free cars.
  • The earth's summit that was held in Rio de Janeiro resulted in in the signing of the Convention on Climate Change and the Earth Charter.

    The earth's summit that was held in Rio de Janeiro resulted in in the signing of the Convention on Climate Change and the Earth Charter.

    The earth's summit resulted in limate Change and the Earth Charter,
  • Julia Butterfly Hill lived for 735 days in the top of a 180-feet tall California Coast Redwood tree and successfully blocked its destruction (Age 23).

    Julia Butterfly Hill lived for 735 days in the top of a 180-feet tall California Coast Redwood tree and successfully blocked its destruction (Age 23).

    Julia ButterFly Hill lived in a tree for 735 days.
  • President Al Gore released An Inconvenient Truth

    President Al Gore released An Inconvenient Truth

    President Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to raise awareness about global warming ( year later).