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APES Thinkers

People who influenced the environmental sciences

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Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862 Wrote the book Walden about simple living.
John Muir 1838-1914 Preservation, leader of the Sierra club and lobbied for creation of Yosemite
Theodore Roosevelt 1858-1919 Conservation of wildlife, he was a president, helped with the regulation side of things, created US forest service and many national protections
Aldo Leopold 1886-1948 Preservation and Conservation. Wrote "The Sand County Almanac" about land ethic
Rachel Carson 1907-1964 Wrote Silent Spring about DDT in bird habitats
Garrett Hardin 1915-2003 tragedy of the commons essay, human over population
Thomas Berry 1914-2009 NC ecotheologian, earth is source of renewal, humans are tied to earth. Advocate for deep ecology
Wangari Maathai 1940-2011 Kenyan environmentalist, 2004 Nobel peace prize, African green belt movement
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