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*Timeline of Important People
*Follow along & match pictures to descriptions – then will glue into notebook
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*George Perkins Marsh:*1864: published Man and Nature*Considered 1st modern discussion of environmental problems
*His ecological insights brought awareness to humankind's impacts on the Earth. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Marsh,_George_Perkins
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*John Muir: *1890: influenced congress to create Yosemite National Park *1st president of the Sierra Club*He has been called "The Father of our National Parks," "Wilderness Prophet," and "Citizen of the Universe.“
* http://www.sierraclub.org/JOHN_MUIR_EXHIBIT/
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*President Theodore Roosevelt:
*1905: established U.S. Forest Service
*Set up five new national parks
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar474860&st=theodore
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Argued that forests should be saved “to provide homes and
jobs for people”
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*Aldo Leopold:* Wildlife ecologist in Wisconsin
*1949: wrote A Sand County Almanac – influential book about nature
“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.”
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*Rachel Carson:*1962: wrote book Silent Spring - created a demand for regulation of pesticides & pollution
http://www.rachelcarson.org/BooksBy.aspx
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*Edward O. Wilson:*1967: wrote book The Theory of Island Biogeography; became a cornerstone of conservation biology
*He played a key role in the development of the new field of chemical ecology, where he studied the pheromone language of ants.
* http://www.eowilson.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=69
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*Paul and Anne Ehrlich*1968: wrote The Population Bomb, warning that Earth's resources won’t last.
http://www.heinzawards.net/recipients/display/paul_anne_ehrlich
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*James Lovelock:*Scientist & environmentalist*1975, he came up with " The Gaia Theory”: the biosphere is a self-regulating entity with the capacity to keep our planet healthy by controlling the chemical and physical environment.
http://www.ecolo.org/lovelock/lovebioen.htm
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*Lois Gibbs:*1978, fought for families living on hazardous waste site and against chemical company*She went on to form the Citizens’ Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste
http://www.chej.org/about_lois.htm
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*Amory Lovins:*1982: established the Rocky Mountain Institute, which promotes sound environmental engineering procedures and wise energy use*His research includes the "hypercar," an ultra-lightweight, hybrid-electric vehicle that would save fuel and prevent pollution
http://www.heinzawards.net/recipients/amory-lovins
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*Eugene & Howard Odum
*1975: developed science of ecosystem ecology
*Eugene Odum wrote 1st ecology textbook: Fundamentals of Ecology.
http://www.crafoordprize.se/press/arkivpressreleases/thecrafoordprizewinners1987eugenepodumandhowardtodum.5.32d4db7210df50fec2d800016978.html
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