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David Attenborough is a highly known broadcaster environmentalist and historian who has a goal of dedicating his life on educating new generations about the world and how we need to protect it fast
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James hansen is best known for being a climate scientist and sounding global warming awareness in the 1980s.
https://www.pbs.org/articles/david-attenborough-life-and-legacy -
The ozone hole currently is a big gap in the ozone layer, and it is over antarctica. It is letting more harmful UV rays from the sun come down onto earth.
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Chernobyl was a nuclear reactor explosion that occurred in Ukraine, there was large amount of radiation that caused evacuations
https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/safety-and-security/safety-of-plants/chernobyl-accident -
this oil spill in 1989 in Alaska was a large disaster where an oil tanker ran aground and continued to spill gallons of oil and harming marine life and communities
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Dame ellen macarthur is a sailor and environmental advocate and she broke world records on the sea, she now has a ciricular economy to protect oceans
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It is the site of a nuclear disaster in japan. On march 11, 2011. An earthquake caused the nuclear power plant to fail and send our radioactive contamination.
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She was a native american activist and youth leader for “ReZpect our Water”. She campaigned against the proposed route of dakota access pipeline
https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/who-is-tokata-iron-eyes-and-why-did-greta-thunberg-come-to-the-dakotas-to-see- -
A little kid fell into a gorilla den at a zoo, and was known as Harambe. The gorilla was known for being gentle and peaceful, but since the kids life was at risk, the zookeeper had to kill Harambe.
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He is a Tasmanian conservationst and was the co-founder of the landscape and conservation mentors organization. It was meant for promoting supporting in improving livelihood in communities.
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In 2019, wawa was the first black person to recieve prestigious rhodes, truman, and udall scholarships. She was the founder of black girl environmentalist.
https://www.wawagatheru.org/