1. Environmentalism and Economics Nicholas McDonald

2. Early Environmentalism  H. D. Thoreau (1854)  Walden  John Muir (1838 - 1914)  Sierra Club  Gifford Pinchot (1865 - 1946)  US Forestry Service

3. The “Invisible Hand”  Adam Smith (1776)  The Wealth of Nations  Father of modern economics.

4. Recycling  Waste disposal and Recycling goals overseen by the EPA  Recycling legislation overseen by State and Municipal legislators.

5. Contemporary Environmentalism  Paul Erlich (1968)  The Population Bomb  Greenpeace  Earth First  PETA

6. Questions?