Browse Items (41 total)
- Collection: Environmental Protection (C-1)
Goldman Environmental Foundation, Seacology
Goldman Environmental Foundation, Seacology, Goldman Environmental Foundation, 1997
Seacology is a nonprofit charitable organization headquartered in Berkeley, California that focuses on preserving island ecosystems and cultures…
Tags: Conservation, Cultural Preservation, Ecosystems, Islands, Nonprofit, Prize, Seacology
New Zealand Defence Force, Rena Oil Spill Cleanup
New Zealand Defence Force, Rena Oil Spill Cleanup, New Zealand Defence Force, 12 October, 2011
Environmental cleanup laws govern the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, sediment, surface water, or ground…
Tags: Cleanup, Contamination, Environment, Legislation, Regulation, Rena
Ahunt, Quadracycling
Ahunt, Quadracycling, Public Domain, 13 January, 2008
The car-free movement is a broad, informal, emergent network of individuals and organizations, including social activists, urban planners,…
Tags: Cars, Environment, Public Transit, Urban, Vehicles
John Alexandrowicz, Pollution Sign
John Alexandrowicz, Pollution Sign, John Alexandrowicz, Apr-73
This sign was on a gas station door across from a United States Steel Corporation Coke Plant in Clairton, PA. Prior to this, the Plant had been found…
Tags: Anti-Pollution, AQI, CAA, Clean Air Act, Emissions Limits, NAAWS, PSD
Urning, Petra Kelly
Urning, Petra Kelly, Urning, None
Petra Karin Kelly was a German Green politician and ecofeminist activist. She was a founding member of the German Green Party, the first Green party…
Tags: Environment, Green Party, Nuclear Weapons, Petra Kelly, Politician
White House Photo Office, Nixon Plants a Tree
White House Photo Office, Nixon Plants a Tree, Public domain in the United States, 1971
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it…
Tags: Earth Day, Environment, United States, White House
Bill Anders, NASA - Apollo8 -Dec 24 - Earthrise
Bill Anders, NASA - Apollo8 -Dec 24 - Earthrise, Public domain in the United States, 24 December, 1968
The environmental movement (sometimes referred to as the ecology movement), also including conservation and green politics, is a diverse scientific,…
Tags: Ecology, Environment, Human Rights, International, Movement, Policy
Namibia Crane Working Group, Namibia Crane Working Group
Namibia Crane Working Group, Namibia Crane Working Group, Namibia Crane Working Group, 2004
Due to growing concerns regarding the continued survival of cranes, the Namibia Crane Working Group (NCWG) was established at a workshop in Etosha in…
Tags: Animals, Conservation, Cranes, Habitats, Namibia
Debbie Bookchin, Murray Bookchin
Debbie Bookchin, Murray Bookchin, Public domain in the United States, 11 April, 2007
Murray Bookchin (January 14, 1921 – July 30, 2006) was an American social theorist, author, orator, historian, and political philosopher. A pioneer in…
Tags: Ecology, Environment, Movement, Murray Bookchin, Planning
Underwood & Underwood, Muir and Roosevelt
Underwood & Underwood, Muir and Roosevelt, Underwood & Underwood, 1906
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt (left) and nature preservationist John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club, on Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park.…
Tags: Environment, History, John Muir, Sierra Club, Theodore Roosevelt, Yosemite Park