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Silent Spring was written in 1962 by Rachel Carson. This book discussed the environmental harm that synthetic pesticides cause. The main aim of this book is to show the dangers of using pesticides and the harm that it will cause to the earth. This book spread much debate and is credited with being the first modern enviormental movement.
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The Clean Air Act is a federal law in the US that regulates air emissions and plays a key role in protecting public health. Sources: US Environmental Protection Agency
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This day is celebrated in honor of the earth. The main purpose is to demonstrate environmental protection. This day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970 and is globally recognized.
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This disaster occurred on December 3, 1984 and was known as one of the worst industrial accident in history. More than 45 tons of gas was leaked and spread throughout the surrounding neighborhoods. This disaster occurred due to poor maintenance and faulty safety systems. As a result, there were over 20,000 deaths and many survivors suffered long term health effects. Sources: group presentation
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U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) was passed in 1986. This act mandates chemical facility reporting and emergency planning to ensure that nuclear accidents don’t happen. Source: group presentation
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On April 26th 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded. This was the result of a flawed reactor design that was also managed by poorly trained workers. Many people that were in the surrounding areas died or were severely sick due to the radiation exposure. This site is still. Highly radioactive today. Source: World Nuclear Association
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Julia Butterfly is an environmental activist. She fought hard for protecting forests and preserving the ancient trees. Julia lived in a 1,000 year old redwood tree named Luna for over 2 years. This was a way of peacefully protesting and inspiring others to do the same. She is now recognized as a powerful activist in the environmental world. Source: Julia Butterfly Website
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Julia Butterfly is an environmental activist. She fought hard for protecting forests and preserving the ancient trees. Julia lives in a 1,000 year old redwood tree named Luna for over 2 years. This was a way of peacefully protesting and inspiring others to take a stand to protect the environment. Source: Julia Butterfly Hill website
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After the Bhopal Disaster, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) was created. The main purpose of this board is to investigate chemical accidents to improve safety and prevent similar incidents from happening again. Source: group presentation
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An Inconvenient Truth is an American documentary that was released in 2006. Former vice president Al Gore narrated the film. This documentary called for an urgent wake up call to climate change. This became very controversial and politically motivated.
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An Inconvenient Truth is an American documentary that was released in 2006. Former vice president Al Gore narrated the film. This documentary was an urgent wake up call about climate change. Gore listed a number of changes that were happening to the world, but many of his points weren’t fully accurate. Because of this, the film is very politically motivated and became very controversial. Source: class fishbowl
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This nuclear accident occurred on March 11, 2011. It was triggered by a massive earthquake and a tsunami. This caused major damage to the power plant and resulted in radioactive contamination being released into the environment. Source: textbook
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On July 13, 2013 Death Valley rose to a record breaking heat. The air temperature was 129.2 degrees fahrenheit. Death Valley is known for being one of the hottest places of earth. Source: NASA Earth Observatory
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On May 28, 2016, Hamarabe the gorilla was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo. A young boy fell into the gorillas enclosure. A zookeeper thought that Hamarabe was going to hurt the boy, so he shot and killed the 17 year old gorilla. The incident sparked public attention on social media and caused much controversy. Source: learning about it in class.