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In 2013, Greenfield cycled 4,700 miles (7,600 km) across America on a bicycle made of bamboo to inspire Americans to live more sustainably. [9] On this 104-day ride he used 160 US gallons (610 L) of water, created two pounds (0.9 kg) of trash, traveled via his own power except for one mile (1.6 km) on a ferry into New York City, plugged into five electrical outlets, and never turned on a light ...
Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez (/ ʃ uː ˈ t ɛ z k ɔː t / shoo-TEZ-kawt; born May 9, 2000), also known by the initial X, [a] is an American environmental activist and hip hop artist. [2] [3] Martinez was the Youth Director of Earth Guardians until 2019. Martinez has spoken about the effects of fossil fuels.
In its first issue, Foreman set out the organization's goals: "We will not make political compromises. Let the other outfits do that. EARTH FIRST will set forth the pure, hard-line, radical position of those who believe in the Earth first." [1] Some mainstream environmentalists and others accused Foreman of promoting eco-terrorism. [10]
Denis Allen Hayes (born August 29, 1944) [1] is an environmental advocate and an advocate for solar power. He rose to prominence in 1970 as the coordinator for the first Earth Day . Hayes founded the Earth Day Network and expanded it to more than 180 nations.
At some point in the mid-1980s, a pony-tailed upstate New York environmental activist named Jay Westerveld picked up a card in a South Pacific hotel room and read the following: "Save Our Planet ...
Jerome Foster II (born May 9, 2002) is an American environmental activist.He is the youngest-ever White House advisor in United States history, [1] [2] as a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council within the Biden administration. [3]
Julia Lorraine Hill (born February 18, 1974), best known as Julia Butterfly Hill, is an American environmental activist and tax redirection advocate. She lived in a 200-foot (61 m)-tall, approximately 1,000-year-old California redwood tree for 738 days between December 10, 1997, and December 18, 1999.
President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office on Jan. 20. Once he takes the reins, a number of economic changes could ensue. Trump has proposed slapping tariffs on goods the U.S. imports from ...