Environmental Studies and Societies

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Environmental Studies and Societies
1. To Research, act. p.15 2. Earth Days act, p.16 3. To Do A,!" To Do 1,2,3" p.16 #. 5 i$eas para e% proyecto $e recic%a$o. 5. 1 no&'re para %a ca&pa(a $e% proyecto $e recic%a$o. 1. Rache% Carson )ay 2*, 1+,* - Apri% 1#, 1+6#" .he /as an A&erican &arine 'io%ogist an$ conser0ationist /hose /ritings are cre$ite$ /ith a$0ancing the g%o'a% en0iron&enta% &o0e&ent. 1ate in the 1+5,s Carson turne$ her attention to conser0ation, especia%%y the en0iron&enta% pro'%e&s cause$ 'y synthetic pestici$es. The resu%t /as Silent Spring 1+62", /hich 'rought en0iron&enta% concerns to an unprece$ente$ share o2 the A&erican peop%e. A%though Silent Spring &et /ith 2ierce $enia% 'y che&ica% co&panies, it spurre$ a re0ersa% in nationa% pestici$e po%icy, /hich %e$ to a nation/i$e 'an on DDT an$ other pestici$es, an$ it inspire$ a grassroots en0iron&enta% &o0e&ent that %e$ to the creation o2 the En0iron&enta% 3rotection Agency. Carson /as posthu&ous%y a/ar$e$ the 3resi$entia% )e$a% o2 4ree$o& 'y 5i&&y Carter.

“For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death” (Silent Spring, 19 !" “#ne way to open your eyes is to as$ yourself, %&hat if ' had never seen this before( &hat if ' $new ' would never see it again(%” “)he more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction”
)ohan$as 6. 7an$hi 2 8cto'er 196+ - 3, 5anuary 1+#9" :e /as the pree&inent %ea$er o2 ;n$ian nationa%is& in !ritish ru%e$ ;n$ia. E&p%oying non<0io%ent ci0i% $iso'e$ience, 7an$hi %e$ ;n$ia to in$epen$ence an$ inspire$ &o0e&ents 2or non<0io%ence, ci0i% rights an$ 2ree$o& across the /or%$.
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!orn an$ raise$ in a :in$u *ania co&&unity in coasta% 7u=arat, an$ traine$ in %a/ at the ;nner Te&p%e in 1on$on, 7an$hi 2irst e&p%oye$ non<0io%ent ci0i% $iso'e$ience as an e>patriate %a/yer in .outh A2rica, in the resi$ent ;n$ian co&&unity?s strugg%e 2or ci0i% rights. A2ter his return to ;n$ia in 1+15, he set a'out organi@ing peasants, 2ar&ers, an$ ur'an %a'orers to protest e>cessi0e %an$<ta> an$ $iscri&ination. Assu&ing %ea$ership o2 the ;n$ian Aationa% Congress in 1+21, 7an$hi %e$ nation/i$e ca&paigns 2or easing po0erty, e>pan$ing /o&en?s rights, 'ui%$ing re%igious an$ ethnic a&ity, en$ing untoucha'i%ity, increasing econo&ic se%2<re%iance, 'ut a'o0e a%% 2or achie0ing SwarajBthe in$epen$ence o2 ;n$ia 2ro& 2oreign $o&ination.

“)here is a sufficiency in the world for man+s need but not for the man+s greed” “,lways aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed- ,lways aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well” “' object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary. the evil it does is permanent”
:enry Da0i$ Thoreau 5u%y 12, 191* - )ay 6, 1962" /as an A&erican author, poet, phi%osopher, a'o%itionist, natura%ist, ta> resister, $e0e%op&ent critic, sur0eyor, historian, an$ %ea$ing transcen$enta%ist. :e is 'est Cno/n 2or his 'ooC &alden, a re2%ection upon si&p%e %i0ing in natura% surroun$ings, an$ his essay /ivil 0isobedience, an argu&ent 2or in$i0i$ua% resistance to ci0i% go0ern&ent in &ora% opposition to an un=ust state. :e /as a %i2e%ong a'o%itionist, $e%i0ering %ectures that attacCe$ the 4ugiti0e .%a0e 1a/ /hi%e praising the /ritings o2 Den$e%% 3hi%%ips an$ $e2en$ing a'o%itionist 5ohn !ro/n. Thoreau?s phi%osophy o2 ci0i% $iso'e$ience %ater in2%uence$ the po%itica% thoughts an$ actions o2 such nota'%e 2igures as 1eo To%stoy, )ohan$as 7an$hi, an$ )artin 1uther 6ing, 5r.

“,im above morality- *e not simply good, be good for something” “,ll men are children, and of one family- )he same tale sends them all to bed, and wa$es them in the morning” “,ll this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man”
2. ; thinC its e22ect is &ini&a%, an$ that there shou%$ 'e Earth /eeCs se0era% ti&es a year in or$er 2or it to ha0e a signi2icant e22ect. ;2 not, it is =ust so&ething that &ay ease our &in$s a'out conta&ination an$ po%%ution 'ut $oesnEt proper%y a$$ress the pro'%e&.
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3. Good News 5apan re&o0es hu&p'acC /ha%es 2ro& Antarctic hunt. .ugarcane ethanol: Brazil’s biofuel success. Bad News Car'on e&issions to $ou'%e 'y 2,5,. Fangt@e $a& risCs $isaster. A&a@on $e2orestation seen surging. Deci$e on 3o%ar 'ears 2irst, then oi%. Dater 'eco&es the ne/ oi% as /or%$ runs $ry. )ercury poses serious hea%th ha@ar$. Cora% ree$ %oss at unprece$ente$ %e0e%s.

Find a local environmental issue where a pressure group is fighting for a cause1- 0escribe the issue and state the argument of the pressure groupEn e% a(o 2,,# un grupo $e 0ecinos interpusieron una $e&an$a contra e% Esta$o Aaciona%, %a 3ro0incia $e !uenos Aires, e% 7o'ierno $e %a Ciu$a$ AutGno&a $e !uenos Aires y ## e&presas por $a(os y per=uicios su2ri$os a raí@ $e %a conta&inaciGn $e% río )atan@a<Riachue%o. !- &hat are the opposing arguments to their case( )hese may be economic, aesthetic, socio1 political or culturalE% Hnico argu&ento Iue pue$e %%egar a ha'er presenta$o %as e&presas $e %a @ona es e% $e e% $inero Iue se necesitaría para po$er seguir pro$ucien$o pero sin conta&inar e% río. .in e&'argo, $icho argu&ento no se consi$ero $e i&portancia por %a Corte .upre&a en e% &o&ento $e e0a%uar e% asunto y cG&o se intentaría en&en$ar e% $a(o. 2- State your own position on this issue and defend your argument)i posiciGn en Jste asunto está c%ara&ente $e% %a$o $e %os 0ecinos $e %a @ona $e% riachue%o Iue se encuentran per=u$ica$os a ni0e% $e su sa%u$ y esti%o $e 0i$a por %a conta&inaciGn $e% &is&o. Ao hay 2or&a $e sostener un argu&ento en contra $e un caso co&o Jste, ya Iue %a causa es in$e2en$i'%e. E% $a(o Iue se %e pro$uce a% &e$io a&'iente, %os peces y ecosiste&as $e %a @ona, y %a gente $e %a cercanía es in=usti2ica'%e. . En e% proyecto $e recic%a$o, en &i opiniGn, seria una 'uena i$ea recic%ar %os siguientes e%e&entosK 1. 3i%as 2. Lapati%%as 3. Cartones $e %eche y otros Tetra<3acC #. 3ape% y Cartones 5. Mi$rios 'ote%%as $e 0i$rio %a0a$as, y otros artícu%os A8 rotos, para Iue no sea pe%igroso" !. 3osi'%e no&'re para %a ca&pa(aK NT8D8 COEATA, A38RTE)8. AOE.TR8 7RAA8 DE AREAAP
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