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Section 3: The Importance of the Individual Preview Bellringer Objectives Influential Individuals The 1960’s Decade Rising Awareness Voting Weighing the Evidence

Section 3: The Importance of the Individual Preview, continued Consumer Choices Applying Your Knowledge

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Objectives Give examples of individuals who have influenced environmental history. Identify ways in which the choices that you make as an individual may affect the environment.

Influential Individuals Some of the individuals have managed to influence our thinking about the environment in the United States. These people are famous because they brought attention to problems or convinced many people to think about new ideas. Some of them wrote books that inspired people to think about environmental problems in a new way.

Influential Individuals

The 1960’s Decade During the 1960’s, environmental issues became widely known. Biologists such as Paul Ehrlich, Barry Commoner, Rachel Carson, and Garrett Hardin drew public attention to environmental problems such as pollution, rapid population growth, and resource depletion.

The 1960’s Decade Rachel Carson helped contribute to the Wilderness Act with her influential book, Silent Spring. This book argued that many public lands and resources were not adequately protected. The Wilderness Act allowed the government to designate some federal lands as wilderness areas to be used only for low-impact recreation.

Rising Awareness Also in the 1960’s, several environmental disasters made headlines and helped raise public awareness. Eventually, pressure from the public led to new laws and efforts to reduce environmental damage. The first Earth Day, in 1970, was a historic demonstration of public concern for environmental issues.

Voting One of the most important decisions you may make is in the act of voting. The people we elect will make decisions that affect our environmental future. The candidates stance on environmental issues can be researched through the media, voter organizations, and Web sites. Another way to take action on environmental problems is to join a group of people who share your concerns and interests.

Weighing the Evidence We have the responsibility to educate ourselves as we make decisions that affect the world around us. Do not be misled by information that may look convincing but that has no supporting evidence. A popular environmental slogan is to “think globally, act locally.” This slogan reminds us that our everyday actions have broader effects.

Consumer Choices Another environmental slogan you may have heard is “reduce, reuse, recycle.” As consumers, we can reduce the amount of things we buy and use, we can reuse things that are often used only once, and we can recycle many materials. As a consumer, you may choose to buy products that are produced sustainably or that do less damage to the environment.

Applying Your Knowledge As you learn more about environmental science, you’ll be prepared to make decisions that guarantee that your impact on the environment will be a positive one.

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