Environmental Activism And Its Impact On Society

Since the early 20th century the environmentalism movement has migrated from the struggles of consumers versus producers, or saving the planet as a whole as shown by Donald Worster in Nature’s Economy to a more socio-economic view based on urban growth and industrial health. Robert Gottlieb’s book Forcing the Spring: The Transformation of the American Environmental Movement argues that as society goes so too does the environmental movement. As the emphasis on working environments and commercial goods we buy including food changes so too does the environmental movements. It did not matter whether it was large politically prominent environmental organizations such as the Sierra Club or the Audubon Societies or any other numbers of local grassroots

In the early 1980s, Environment Justice activist prioritized their efforts to focus on the unequal amounts of waste dumps in minority communities. The increased awareness of these situations led to the development of EJ from the civil rights movement that happened around the same time. Environmental Justice is defined by its recognition that, “disparate and disproportionate environmental impacts occur among different communities across racial and socio-economic lines, affected communities should be appraised of environmental issues affecting them, and these communities should be incorporated in any decision-making process.” (Middendorf, 2007)

The Progressive Era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States from the 1890s to the 1920s (Boundless 2016). The depression from the financial panic of 1893 affected farmers, workers and many businesses.

Environmentalism has been difficult for us to keep control of and the use of the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act explain how we are supposed to keep our air and water clear for our own use. During the 1970s most of these laws were passed and hopefully during Presidents Trump's campaign will have a better idea of our environment and how we can change America to becoming a better country environmentally. America is one of the countries that need to be changed environmentally for us to have a better living place for us now, instead of for works working in mines and gaining bad lungs from breathing in the wrong type of air. If we change these laws to fit our environment

They say history repeats itself and perhaps in some ways it does; however, in terms of environmental history, the sources and implications of the pollution humans create is ever-changing. For the past two centuries, humans have created a plethora of issues such as increased climate change, rising sea levels, soil degradation, and loss of biodiversity. Two major ways in which humans have altered the natural environment is by means of atmospheric and plastic pollution. This paper will serve as a response to two articles, one of which encapsulates the impact of air pollution, and the other the impact of plastic pollution. These two articles allow for a comparison of the pollution problems, relative to the century they were most prevalent in, and

She emphasizes writings that surround social movements and the media, which are then studied within the conceptual/theoretical framework of political economy. Richardson goes on to analyze texts on Greenpeace and other NGO’s, particularly on what media tactics they use to push their ideas and gain recognition in the mainstream. In order to further explore her research questions, she conducted a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of media coverage on the Great Bear Rainforest from both the Globe and Mail and the Vancouver Sun from January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2007. In her analysis, she examined fifty-seven articles in order to study the way those protesting the logging of the Great Bear Rainforest were regarded in the media and if there was any common themes or developments in the ways the media reported on them. Through analyzing the news articles using the CDA methodology, the author can easily make connections within the political economy framework. CDA, a popular method used by researchers, can help to reveal the structures of domination in social relationships. Richardson looks at what can be learned from the achievements and shortcomings of the environmental movement and the ways in which they used the media to gain the support of the

The action of the environment was ethical because even though the ecological activists did not mean for anyone to get hurt. The ecological activists were being reckless and did not care or think about consequences of their action. Ethical teach people different between right and wrong. Ethical also teach people the of freedom, choice and think about the choice we make The ecological activist should have been more careful. The ecological should take responsibility for their action. Also, the ecological activist should learn and try to be better so people and living things do get hurt.

To a certain extent, I believe that ecological activists need to be supported , as they create awareness on everything concerning the environment but when they start using violence and hurting others it becomes unethical.Lumbering which is the trade of cutting, preparing and selling timber results in the degradation of forests, the activity is always done through saw mills. The industry should be controlled and regulated to reduce the destruction of forests, and replanting the trees they harvest should be part of the industry so future generations can also enjoy them.

This paper reviews from the article written by Stefania Barca, with the title of class environmentalism: a historical and transnational overview. I will elaborate the problem of environmental Justice in US and Brazil, in regards to the problem of the working class struggle in promoting Environmental Justice. In here, I believe that the Environmental Justice will be achieved if the government concern more into the welfare of the society, especially the working class. The actions should be taken to ensure that the interest of several stakeholders will not disadvantage the environment and the life of other people (working class). The problem of Environmental Justice itself appears because of the policies of the government which are not well analyzed in regards to the affect to both environment and communities.

The newer wave of environmentalism has set out in several different, yet efficient ways in the United States. Back in 1970, the United States introduced the Environmental Protection Agency. Since then, people have created efficient and simple ways to reduce plastic waste, to help prevent the Earth from becoming a landfill.

When starting a movement, it is vital to have something like a mission or ideology that defines what the movement is about. In the case of the Earth Day and the environmental movement it the mission is very simple which allows for many interpretations. Although the main goal is to help the environment, the ways in which everything was brought together for Earth Day had various angles. Woodhouse (2014) in the article After Earth Day the Modern Environmental Movement explains the mission as, “It was neither centralized nor focused on a specific message or political agenda; instead it was heterogeneous and intended to educate as much as to protest” p557. In the case of Earth Day, they were looking for a way to connect to communities without force and doing it through education is much more palatable especially when part of the goal is to convince someone that here is even an issue occurring. First fixing the ignorance then going for policy is a great move. I think it is similar to the feminist movements start with first talking to working women then challenging policy of the country. Also, when the mission of the movement is so simple like Earth Day it allows for many groups of people interested in the environment to be on board not just issues with pollution and air quality (Woodhouse 2014:557). When different groups of people work together using the idea of education as their mission there is really no path that

Everyday in society people make decisions, interact with others, and react to the adversities in life. Social sciences are the study of all aspects of society past or present, ranging from the behavior of humans to the digging up of ancient pottery. Through the research of social scientists, we see how humans have developed culturally, and socially as individuals or members of society. Research of social phenomena commonly occurs overtime due to the continuous change in society. A very common and important study among researches are the different social movements that have occurred and are occurring around the world.

Greenpeace is an organization which often collides with governments in countries all over the world in its attempt to stop things like global warming, deforestation, overfishing and more. Greenpeace tries to reach their goals by direct action and lobbying. This is the part where they often collide with the governments.

Living in a highly industrialized world that is ruled by capitalism, the concern for the environment often takes a back seat. Individuals or companies nowadays prioritize achieving optimal profit without putting into mind what their respective actions or productions may have an effect on the environment. They do not realize how important the role of our environment plays in the quality of human life. We can say that a good environment leads to a better quality life, while a bad environment could lead to a harmful and unproductive life. Now, it becomes unfair and unjust when the risks and costs of a company affect a certain group of people and on the opposite side of the spectrum another group of individuals enjoy the benefits without costs. The individuals that are affected badly are usually from Third World Countries where the distribution of risk and costs are not even (Low and Gleeson 1999). This is where Environmental Justice comes in. Environmental Justice mainly concerns the welfare of human beings (Low and Gleeson 1999). Talking about cities where capitalism surges from, it has been argued that these cities are ‘unfairly structured’ (Low and Gleeson 1999). Basically, what this is saying is that the wealthier you are, the better or cleaner the environment. On the other hand, if you are poor, then the environment around you will have more health risks. This kind of injustice or disparity is what adds fuel to the fire of environmental justice. In

Development processes is connected with environmental degradation and use of natural resources. Rudel et al. (2011) assumes the present of two distinct waves of development power which control environment. The first wave of political economy deals with the power of capitalism as the main agent for environmental degradation, while the second wave concern with the social power (community) to control the use of natural resources.