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Ecoterrorism Ecoterrorism
Ecoterrorism Ecoterrorism refers to the use of violence of a criminal nature against innocent victims or property for environmental-political reasons. Often of a symbolic nature, acts of ecoterrorism are usually committed by individuals who believe that the exploitation of natural resources and... Read more
Rene Jules Dubos Rene Jules Dubos
DUBOS, RENé JULES(b. Saint-Brice-sousForêt, France, 20 February 1901;d. New York City, 20 February 1982), microbiologist, disease ecologist, environmentalist.As a microbiologist and environmentalist, Dubos demonstrated a distinctively French fascination with terroir and milieu, prompted perhaps by... Read more
Snail darter Snail darter
snail darter a small, rare fish, Percina tanasi, discovered by a zoologist who was snorkeling in the Little Tennessee River upstream from the projected Tellico Dam. Dam opponents fought successfully to include the darter on the Endangered Species List in 1975 (see endangered species ), and the... Read more
Walden Walden
WALDEN WALDEN. Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) published Walden in 1854. It is based on the two years (1845–1847) he spent living in a cabin beside Walden Pond, near Concord, Massachusetts, and describes his simple way of life, along with meditations on nature and society. It has... Read more
Offshore Oil Offshore Oil
OFFSHORE OIL OFFSHORE OIL and gas development in the United States since the mid-1970s has responded largely to pressures from two sources: the efforts of the federal government to reduce dependence on foreign oil and efforts by environmentalists and conservationists to reduce energy consumption,... Read more
Earth First! Earth First!
Earth First! Earth First! (EF!) is a network of environmental activists, living mostly in the United States, committed to preserving wilderness and biological abundance. It was founded in 1980 by Dave Foreman, Mike Roselle, and a number of other environmentalists who were disillusioned with... Read more
Adams Bridge Adams Bridge
Adam's Bridge or Rama's Bridge , chain of shoals, c.18 mi (30 km) long, SW Palk Strait , between India and island nation of Sri Lanka. At high tide it is covered by c.4 ft (1.2 m) of water, forcing oceangoing vessels to travel around Sri Lanka instead of through the Palk Strait. According to... Read more
Lake Eyre Lake Eyre
Lake Eyre shallow salt lake, 3,430 sq mi (8,884 sq km), central South Australia state, Australia; largest lake in Australia. The lake, 39 ft (12 m) below sea level, is the continent's lowest point. Located in the arid interior of Australia, the lake is frequently dry. During the winter rainy... Read more
Soil Conservation Soil Conservation
SOIL CONSERVATION CONCEPT With the rise of the environmentalist movement in the 1960s and afterward, it has become common to speak of conserving natural resources such as trees or fossil fuels. Yet long before humans recognized the need to make responsible use of things... Read more

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