ENVS195 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Local Extinction, Siltation, Edward Norton Lorenz
23 Mar 2016
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The history of environmentalism in north america: what"s old is new again. Lack of learning from history leads us to make the same mistakes as in the past in regards to the environment: what can we learn from the past and how can we apply it to the. George perkins marsh founder of the environmentalism. Aldo leopold founder of the conservation movement. John muir founder of the preservation movement. Objective is to illustrate that many environmental issue are nothing new: must understand why we must understand the history of environmentalism provide one example regarding business and the capital markets. Organizations that are committed to the environmental footprint of operations: maximize operating efficiency, minimizing waste also means that reducing wasted money, just good business. Add value add, improve standard of living in community. Maintain dialogue with community: must ensure that culture is understood, that community is on board.
