Development of the Modern Environmental Movement

By Tyler A G

  • Sir David Attenborough

    David was an environmental campaigner who produced and narrated many TV series on natural history and the natural world.

  • Minamata

    Minamata was a neurological disease found in the fish located in Minamata bay. The disease was a result of methyl mercury poisoning and stopped spreading after consumption of the fish in the bay was banned.

  • Silent Spring

    Silent Spring was a book written by Rachel Carson about pesticides and how harmful they are for the environment. She wrote about DDT, a common and harmful pesticide, that disrupts the function of the body’s hormones when consumed. Her book inspired the creation of the Environmental Protection agency in 1970.

  • Bhopal Chemical Explosion

    The Bhopal Chemical Explosion was an industrial accident that caused a spill of dangerous gas, killing thousands and affecting many other peoples lives.

  • James Hansen

    James was an environmental campaigner that gave a testimony about brining attention to climate change, specifically man-made climate change and its effects on the environment.

  • Julia Butterfly Hill

    Julia was an environmental campaigner that lived in a redwood tree for two years to bring attention to the destruction of redwood trees on the west coast.

  • Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru

    Wanjiku is an environmental campaigner that is working to inspire the next generation of environmental activists and teach them of the impacts that climate change has on the environment.

  • Tokata Iron Eyes

    Tokata is an environmental campaigner, Native American, and member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe opposed a uranium mine and Dakota Access Pipeline.

  • Greta Thunberg

    Greta is an environmental campaigner that challenges world leaders to fight the battle against climate change.

  • Harambe Incident

    The Harambe incident occurred when a young boy fell into a gorilla enclosure with the silverback gorilla, Harambe. Harambe displayed questionable behavior like dragging him around the enclosure and shoving him underwater that led to the closely followed assassination of the endangered gorilla.