Essays Tagged: "conservation of natural resources"

John Muir; forestry; Sierra Club

st, and writer John Muir was a crusader for the creation and preservation of national parks and the conservation of natural resources in the late 1800s. Muir was perhaps this country's most famous and ... ords have heightened our perception of nature. His personal and determined involvement in the great conservation questions of the day was and remains an inspiration for environmental activists everywh ...

(4 pages) 69 0 3.5 Dec/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Theodore Roosevelt: Icon Of the 20th Century.

1. Roosevelt became very popular and became famous for tackling business monopolies, initiating the conservation of natural resources, his role in the development of the Panama Canal and his part in t ... sevelt's second term, as this was when many federal laws affecting public and industrial health and conservation were introduced. When he heard about meat being packed in the most terrible conditions, ...

(5 pages) 158 0 4.5 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Important Occurrences in 1907

Bakelite1. Bakelite was not the first plastic.2. The impact of plasticII. Conservation of Natural ResourcesA. Pinchot's Ideas About Resource ProtectionB. Go ... dren play with, the list in endless. Another profound idea that was realized in 1907 was the conservation of natural resources. "Conservation" was a term coined by a forester by the name of Gif ...

(6 pages) 37 0 4.2 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Free trade vs protectionism

ant industry" argument, the "diversification of industry" argument, the "employment" argument, the "conservation of natural resources" argument, the "key industry" argument, the "self-sufficiency" arg ... vantage and which can be imported more cheaply from other countries.Protection is advocated fro the conservation if irreplaceable materials and minerals. The world's supply of coal, iron ore, petroleu ...

(5 pages) 137 0 0.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Relationship between Human Capital, Education, Health and the Economic Development

general terms has three objectives which are economic development; social equity, and environmental conservation. Economic development means the well being of the people and elimination of poverty. Th ... equity; and distribution of benefits and access to resources in the certain country. Environmental conservation is related to the conservation of natural resources and reduction of the effects on phy ...

(13 pages) 203 0 4.0 May/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

President Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal

l as others. His Square Deal plan targeted trust regulation, labor relations, and public health and conservation, the three most reform thirsty areas. His plan targeted the three c's, which were contr ... . His plan targeted the three c's, which were control of the corporations, consumer protection, and conservation of natural resources.During the presidency of Roosevelt, many actions were taken to sel ...

(3 pages) 25 0 0.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Recycling

Conservation of Natural Resources Environmental News Are We Recycling Enough? The recent article in ...

(2 pages) 25 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Progressive Movement

e society a better world to be in. Whether it concerned women suffrage, political corruption or the conservation of natural resources, these activists fought to make society recognize these concepts a ...

(2 pages) 25 0 0.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Can Contemporary Man Be Held Responsible For Futur

all generations have three rights: a right to an appropriate rate of capitol saving, a right to the conservation of natural resources and the natural environment, and a right to a reasonable genetic p ...

(2 pages) 1103 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology