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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 ...
I’m a 12-year-old Kansas Citian and environmentalist, studying the impacts of pollution on our planet. Growing up in an ever-changing world filled with pollution, I began wondering how important ...
Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez (/ ʃ uː ˈ t ɛ z k ɑː t / shoo-TEZ-kaht; 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.
William David Foreman (October 18, 1946 – September 19, 2022) was an American advocate for the conservation of wild lands and wildlife. He was a co-founder of three organizations: Earth First!, the Wildlands Project, and the Rewilding Institute. [2]
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 ...
They operate on local, national, and international scales. Environmental NGOs vary widely in political views and in the ways they seek to influence the environmental policy of the United States and other governments. The environmental movement today consists of both large national groups and also many smaller local groups with local concerns.
Diane Wilson (born October 17, 1948) [1] is an American environmental activist, an anti-war activist, and an author.In 1989, she was a shrimp boat captain in Calhoun County, Texas, and she saw an Associated Press article saying that the county had the most toxic waste disposal of all counties in America. [2]
In 1994, Francis decided he could be a more effective environmentalist if he began to again use motorized transportation. At the border of Venezuela and Brazil, he boarded a bus. Francis is a founder and program director of Planetwalk, a non-profit environmental awareness organization. [6]