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Title Pioneers of the green movement : environmental solutions / edited by Michael Anderson.

Publication Info. Chicago : Britannica Educational Pub., 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (147 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits.
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Series Inventors and Innovators
Inventors and innovators.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Charles Darwin; Chapter 2 Henry David Thoreau; Chapter 3 Frederick Law Olmsted; Chapter 4 John Muir; Chapter 5 Theodore Roosevelt; Chapter 6 Gifford Pinchot; Chapter 7 William Beebe; Chapter 8 R. Buckminister Fuller; Chapter 9 Ansel Adams; Chapter 10 Rachel Carson; Chapter 11 Roger Tory Peterson; Chapter 12 Sir Peter Markham Scott; Chapter 13 Ernst Friedrich Schumacher; Chapter 14 David Ross Brower; Chapter 15 Lady Bird Johnson; Chapter 16 Barry Commoner; Chapter 17 Stewart Lee Udall; Chapter 18 Morris King (Mo) Udall.
Chapter 19 T. Boone PickensChapter 20 Dian Fossey; Chapter 21 Paul R. Ehrlich; Chapter 22 Liang Congjie; Chapter 23 Jane Goodall; Chapter 24 Wangari Maathai; Chapter 25 Ken Saro-Wiwa; Chapter 26 Jane Lubchenco; Chapter 27 Al Gore; Chapter 28 Paul Watson; Chapter 29 William McDonough; Chapter 30 Vandana Shiva; Chapter 31 Steve Irwin; Chapter 32 Hammerskjoeld Simwinga; Conclusion; Glossary; For More Information; For Further Reading; Index; Back Cover.
Summary The peaceful coexistence between humans and nature is vital to the survival of every living thing on Earth. Naturalists, conservationists, and environmental activists are dedicated to curbing a number of ecological threats. Readers take a thoughtful look at the work of those individuals who have helped shape and advance the green movement, which aims to provide a sustainable future for all concerned.
Note Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed August 1, 2012).
Subject Environmentalists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Green movement -- History -- Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Science & Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection.
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Biography & Autobiography -- General.
Environmentalists. (OCoLC)fst00913554
Green movement. (OCoLC)fst00947621
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Electronic book.
Added Author Anderson, Michael.
Other Form: Print version: Publishing, Britannica Educational. Pioneers of the Green Movement : Environmental Solutions. Chicago : Britannica Educational Publishing, ©2013 9781615306985
ISBN 9781615307449 (electronic bk.)
1615307443 (electronic bk.)
Music No. MWT11663819
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