Environmentalism facts for kids
Environmentalism is both a philosophy and a social movement that is about protecting nature. It advocates helping to preserve, protect, and restore the natural environment from damage. Environmentalists often talk about threats to the earth from pollution and overpopulation. Environmentalism is both personal and political. In their own lives, environmentalists do things that are better for the earth, such as recycling, using natural products, and supporting businesses that try not to harm the environment. Politically, they support laws that help the environment, like laws against pollution.
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Etymology
The word Environmentalism comes from 'environmental' and '-ism'. 'Environmental' is the chemical, physical, and biological components of the environment while '-ism' is a suffix used to create action nouns out of verbs.
Other pages
- Car-free movement
- Ecology
- Simple living
- Sustainability
- Greta Thunberg
- Voluntary Human Extinction Movement
Images for kids
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Environmentalism on United States stamps
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Levels of air pollution rose during the Industrial Revolution, sparking the first modern environmental laws to be passed in the mid-19th century.
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John Ruskin, an influential thinker who articulated the Romantic ideal of environmental protection and conservation
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Original title page of Walden by Henry David Thoreau
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In the United States and several other countries, the boom was manifested in suburban development and urban sprawl, aided by automobile ownership.
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Demonstrators in a tree at the Berkeley oak grove protest in 2008
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Before flue-gas desulfurization was installed, the air-polluting emissions from this power plant in New Mexico contained excessive amounts of sulfur dioxide.
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Federal Register documents and literature related to US environmental regulations, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 1987
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Reef doctor work station in Ifaty, Madagascar
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Climate activists blockade British Airports Authority's headquarters for day of action.
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"March Against Monsanto", Vancouver, Canada, 25 May 2013
See also
In Spanish: Ecologismo para niños
