Word: conservationism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Sarney framed the issue as a battle between developed and developing nations. It is the rich countries, he claimed, that create most of the industrial waste, acid rain and carbon dioxide that pollute the atmosphere. "We will not accept tutelage," the President declared. "We will accept responsibility for the defense...
Procter says the problem of dumping has increased in recent years because of the filling up of landfill in the Boston area. Dumping has also been a problem in other area parks, she says. While increased security can take care of some of the problem, Procter says only conservation and...
The arboretum is involved in several conservation projects, one of them collecting plants from rain forests in Southeat Asia before they disappear. This project, funded by a grant from the National Geographic Society, is being done with help with the Herbarium Bogoriense, the national herbarium of Indonesia, the Sarallka and...
Bussewitz adds that while the arboretum's research on rain forests will help conservation efforts scientifically, the arboretum's tours and education programs help raise public awareness of the problems of deforestation.
In a wider perspective, the disaster points up the unresolved conflict between American desires for an unspoiled environment and demands for more energy that has long bedeviled national policy. Immediately the crack-up of the Exxon Valdez gives powerful new ammunition to environmentalists fighting against a proposal to allow oil...