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<h3><strong>Environmental Protection (C-1)</strong></h3>
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<strong><em>"When the well's dry, we know the worth of water."</em> </strong><br /> <br />- Benjamin Franklin, (1706-1790), Poor Richard's Almanac. <br /> <br />Public service employees and volunteers serve on the front lines in efforts to protect the environment. The United States Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for protecting human health and the environment. The Agency is accountable for environmental protection as it relates to various aspects of the national environment, such as: air pollution, chemicals and toxins, climate change, promoting greener living, pesticides, waste management, and water safety. Public service employees and volunteers working toward the protection of human health and the environment include administrators, biologists, conservationists, ecologists and other natural scientists. Government officials are working in the political arena to legislate environmental protection policy. Many committed individuals are donating time and effort as volunteers, to local conservation causes, toward safeguarding the future wellbeing of life on earth.<br /> <br />Environmental protection is an international issue. Cooperation is necessary from each country, and their organizations in every sector, which all have a vested interest in safeguarding the planet. In the international arena, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) was established in 1972, mandated to <em>"be the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, that promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimensions of sustainable development within the United Nations system and that serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment."</em> UNEP has offices in each world region and its priorities include assisting countries, in particular developing countries in managing responses to climate change, as well as the holistic management of the ecosystem.<br /> <br />We all have a role to play in influencing the decision-making processes, so as to ensure that adequate legal and institutional measures are put in place to support environmental protection and sustainability. Without ample legislation we run the risk of reversing our hard earned development accomplishments.
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Sierra Club Nature Hike
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<h4><a href="https://vmps.omeka.net/exhibits/show/environment-protection-gallery/environment-protection-gallery">Return to Environmental Protection</a></h4>
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The Sierra Club, the largest grassroots environmental group in the United States, was founded in 1892 by environmentalist John Muir. They are dedicated to protecting the planet, the wilderness, and our communities. Their mission statement is as follows:
"To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth;
To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources;
To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives."
In its early years, the organization was instrumental in dveloping national parks and reserves in the United States. In 1899, for instance, Mt. Rainier National Park was created thanks to the efforts of the Sierra Club. They helped prevent the construction of several dams that would have flooded or otherwise damaged protected lands, and helped expand many National Parks.
Significant legislation has been passed in part due to the efforts of the Sierra Club. In 1964, their campaign persuaded congress to pass the Wilderness Act, and they later helped inspire laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act and Clean Air Act.
Over 100 years after its founding, the Sierra Club is still very active. In 2011, they helped protect 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon for uranium mining, and prevented 150 new coal-fired power plants. Currently, their Climate Recovery Agenda aims to "cut carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, create a clean-energy economy, and protect our natural heritage, communities, and country from the consequences of global warming."
Their membership has grown from just 350 in 1897 to over 1.4 million today.
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Dick Rowan
Date
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May-72
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Photograph of a Sierra Club nature hike, 1972 Source: Sierra Club Policies. (n.d.). In Sierra Club. Retreieved Oct 9, 2012 from <a href="http://bit.ly/9D8yHd">http://bit.ly/9D8yHd</a><br /><br />For further exploration please visit Sierra Club : <a href="http://www.sierraclub.org/">http://www.sierraclub.org/</a>
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Medium: Photograph.
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Sierra Club, Nature Hike, Conservation, Environment, National Parks, NEPA, CAA, Grand Canyon
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Link: <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/SIERRA_CLUB_NATURE_HIKE_-_NARA_-_543238.jpg/1280px-SIERRA_CLUB_NATURE_HIKE_-_NARA_-_543238.jpg">Wikipedia</a>
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National Archives
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National Archives
Language
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English
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United States
CAA
Conservation
Environment
Grand Canyon
National Parks
Nature Hike
NEPA
Sierra Club