Environmental Movement Timeline

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    “silent spring”

    Rachel Carson’s book “silent spring” was published. After this book was published she inspired many other authors to write about the climate issues.
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    NASA’S Apollo 8 photo

    Photo taken by NASA’S Apollo 8 mission.
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    Major international conference

    United Nation’s first Major international conference on environmental issues.
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    Greenpeace

    Greenpeace takes its name by mounting an anti-whaling campaign.
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    Chernobyl

    Major nuclear incident
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    Plan of Action

    R.E.S and the united nation produced agenda 21
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    Fukushima nuclear power plant

    Earthquake that caused a tsunami that also hit the nuclear power building that at the same time caused a meltdown.