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Jane shifted from scientist to conservationist and activist. She established the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) in 1977, a global community-centered conservation organization, and JGI’s program Roots Shoots in 1991, which encourages young people around the world to be agents of change by participating in projects that protect the environment, wildlife, or their communities. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/jane-goodall/ -
Silent Spring explained how indiscriminate application of agricultural chemicals, pesticides, and other modern chemicals polluted our streams, damaged bird and animal populations, and caused severe medical problems for humans https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/rachel-carson-silent-spring.html#:~:text=Specifically%2C%20Silent%20Spring%20explained%20how,severe%20medical%20problems%20for%20humans. -
An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former vice president of the United States Al Gore's campaign to educate people about global warming. The documentary has been generally well-received politically in many parts of the world and is credited for raising further awareness of global warming internationally. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Inconvenient_Truth#:~:text=Since%20the%20film's%20release%2C%20An,of%20the%20data%20it%20used.