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16.2 Geography and environment. ... This map is the earliest recorded document of Texas history. ... The Republic of Texas. The present-day outlines of the U.S ...
In 1967, Roderick Nash published Wilderness and the American Mind, a work that has become a classic text of early environmental history.In an address to the Organization of American Historians in 1969 (published in 1970) Nash used the expression "environmental history", [4] although 1972 is generally taken as the date when the term was first coined. [5]
The mills were powered by waterwheels on local rivers and caused little harm to the external environment. The hazards came indoors as workers faced air and noise pollution. The men, women and children worked in family teams 10 hours a day in a tightly enclosed environment filled with dust and fiber.
World Environment Day was established in 1972 by the United Nations at the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment (5–16 June 1972), that had resulted from discussions on the integration of human interactions and the environment. One year later, in 1973, the first WED was held with the theme "Only One Earth".
Natural history of Texas (12 C, 27 P) P. Petroleum in Texas (7 C, 54 P) ... Pages in category "Environment of Texas" The following 11 pages are in this category, out ...
Environmental Date Date(s) National Bird Day: January 5 International Zebra Day: January 31 World Wetlands Day: February 2 World Ostrich Day [3] [4] February 2 World Marmot Day [5] [6] February 2 World Pangolin Day [7] [8] Third Saturday of February World Whale Day [9] Third Sunday of February World Bonobo Day [10] [11] [12] February 14 World ...
Developed in Texas in the mid-19th century as a working dog for herding, hunting and tracking, the Blue Lacy is the state's official dog breed. Its intelligence, speed, and stamina make it an ...
On the Border: An Environmental History of San Antonio. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0-8229-7060-6. Olivares, Antonio de S.; Buenabentura, Benito Fernandez de Santa Ana; Leutenegger, Benedict (1968). "Two Franciscan Documents on Early San Antonio, Texas". The Americas. 25 (2): 191–206. doi:10.2307/980283. JSTOR 980283.