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Institutionalizing ecological literacy: a critical component of the new "green" economy: Henry David Thoreau, Rachael Carson, DDT, acid rain, Earth Day, Biosphere I (and II), urban sprawl, global warming--if these are not familiar names and terms, you might be ecological literacy-challenged.(explaining ecological literacy)
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What is Ecological Literacy?
We all know about the need for clean air and clean water. These needs were the subjects of massive government intervention programs beginning in the 1970s when rivers caught fire because of unregulated chemical, oil, and gas dumping, and we could not see the sun through clouds of smog from unfettered smokestack and exhaust emissions. Amazingly enough, Richard Nixon was one of our nation's environmental champions. As President, Nixon signed the Clean Water Act, extended the Clean Air Act, and created the Environmental Protection Agency in response to public outcry. Rachael Carson's connection between ...
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