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the earth hit 1 billion population
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Back in the 1920s, the Love Canal was used as a chemical waste dump and environmental disaster site in Niagara Falls, New York.
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The earth hit 2 billion population
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In 1932 to 1968, the Chisso Corporation near Minamata Bay in Japan dumped around 27 tons of mercury compounds into Minamata Bay. It lead to people to have an unusual neurologic disease
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The earth hit 3 billion population
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Rachel Carson book was published on September 27th, 1962, explaining the damage on how man-made pesticides affect the environment
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In 1972 there was the first global conference to prioritize environmental issues. The conference had several outcomes such as dialogue between countries and calls to action
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in 1973, a group got together to conserve and protect both domestic and abroad endangered and threatened species along with their habitats
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The earth hit 4 billion population
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the result of a chemical plant explosion in Italy in 1976 that released a toxic cloud of dioxin gas into the air
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on December 3, 1984, over 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal India instantly killing 3,800 people and causing significant morbidity and premature death for thousands more
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an accident in 1986 which was a result of a flawed reactor design that was operated by not well-trained personnel.
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In 1987 there was an international agreement to protect the ozone layer by reducing the production and use of ozone-depleting substances.
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The earth hit 4 billion population
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in 1989, when the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound Alaska it hit the reef spilling 11 million gallons of oil
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in 1992, the Kyoto protocol was an international agreement that industrialized countries to slow down on the greenhouse gas emissions. Based on the United States nations convention the agreement was historic step forward to addressing global warming
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The earth hit 6 billion population
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in 1999 a dam containing toxic waste material burst and released 100,000 cubic meters of wastewater into the Lapus and Some tributaries of the river Tisza with heavily contaminated with Cyanide.
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In 2005 An explosion at a petrochemical plant in Jilin China resulted in the release of 100 tons of toxic liquids including benzene, aniline, and nitrobenzene into the Songhua River
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An Oscar winning documentary released in 2006, explaining how humans have ruined the planet and what we need to do and how quickly we need to act and save earth.
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The earth hit 7 billion population
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in 2010 the largest marine oil spill was caused by an explosion. A surge of natural gas blasted through a concrete core recently installed to seal the well for later use
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The earth hit 8 billion population