Tag Archives: Environmental

Stewart Udall – The Quiet Crisis (1963)

Posted on January 14, 2019 by

“Between last Earth Day and today–in fact, in March, during the final healthcare votes–Stewart Udall died. He was appointed by President Kennedy to serve as Secretary of Interior in 1961, and stayed under President Johnson until 1969, just before the … Continue reading →

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Buckminster Fuller Documented His Life Every 15 Minutes, from 1920 Until 1983

Posted on January 9, 2019 by

“If you’ve heard of Buckminster Fuller, you’ve almost certainly heard the word ‘Dymaxion.’ Despite its strong pre-Space Age redolence, the term has somehow remained compelling into the 21st century. But what does it mean? When Fuller, a self-described ‘comprehensive, anticipatory … Continue reading →

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Santa Barbara Oil Spill – 1969: California

Posted on December 25, 2018 by

Map showing the extent of the Santa Barbara Oil spill’s surface oil and initial coastal impact as of February 5th, 1969, and later, the spill’s longer reach north to near San Luis Obispo, and as far south as San Diego. … Continue reading →

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A Sand County Almanac – Aldo Leopold (1949)

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

“A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There is a 1949 non-fiction book by American ecologist, forester, and environmentalist Aldo Leopold. Describing the land around the author’s home in Sauk County, Wisconsin, the collection of essays advocate Leopold’s idea … Continue reading →

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Deep ecology

Posted on September 3, 2018 by

“Deep ecology is an ecological and environmental philosophy promoting the inherent worth of living beings regardless of their instrumental utility to human needs, plus a radical restructuring of modern human societies in accordance with such ideas. Deep ecology argues that … Continue reading →

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Synthedelia: Psychedelic Electronic Music in the 1960s

Posted on July 7, 2018 by

“‘Rock & roll is electronic music – because if you pull the plug, it stops.’ So says Louis ‘Cork’ Marcheschi of Fifty Foot Hose, whose sole album, Cauldron – a pioneering collision of abstract electronics and psychedelic rock originally released … Continue reading →

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Wilderness Act of 1964

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

“The Wilderness Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88–577) was written by Howard Zahniser of The Wilderness Society. It created the legal definition of wilderness in the United States, and protected 9.1 million acres (37,000 km²) of federal land. The result of a … Continue reading →

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