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ENVI 294-01: Citizen Science: Environment, Technology & Democracy - Spring 2006
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The Climate Crisis: The environmental movement, in the United States, began around struggles around wilderness, wildlife, and the role of the federal government in preserving national landscapes. Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring ushered in a new environmental movement focused on chemical contamination, polluted waterways, dirty air, and health hazards to people and wildlife alike. A new movement is being built today, as tactics from previous eras have stalled in the face of the global climate crisis. A debate rages within the environmental movement about what strategies, tactics, and coalitions will bring them victory in the fight over global warming. This site focuses on one case study, that of adaptation vs. mitigation and the possibility for transformational politics between the humanitarian and environmental communities. |
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