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- Collection: Environmental Studies at Middlebury College, 1986-1990
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Revolution at hand; we are the leaders of the future
In an Op-Ed, a student urges Middlebury students to take action and do the necessary steps to help conserve and help the planet. (Recycle, turn off the lights, etc.)
Bison crosses road during the Yellowstone Fires of 1988
A bison crosses a road to escape the smoke and flames of the infamous "Summer of Fire" in Yellowstone National Park, when 51 different fires ravaged the grasslands, understory, and forest canopy. Yet there were wildlife casualties as well: an…
Grass growing after Yellowstone fires
Although the Yellowstone fires devastated the park ecosystem, the drastic disturbance was actually beneficial in other ways. The fire thinned the canopy and thereby allowed light to reach shrubs, saplings, and grasses. Furthermore, ash enriched the…
Firefighters spraying foam
A wildland firefighting crew uses a fire-retardant foam to extinguish flames on a YCC dormitory at Mammoth Hot Springs. Yellowstone's fire policy came under heavy criticism during the summer of 1988, as firefighters adopted a "let it burn" strategy…
"The Mothers of East L.A. Transform Themselves and Their Neighborhood"
A clipping from an article that describes the Mothers of East L.A. (MELA) and their rise to prominence. MELA began as a group of 100 Latina women who came from disadvantaged backgrounds. The group's logo - a Virgin Mary-like figure who is cradling…
The Bioregional Paradigm
Selected text and a table that appear in Kirkpatrick Sale's "Dwellers in the Land: The Bioregional Vision," a treatise on the bioregionalism subject. Although Peter Berg coined the term, Sale served as one of bioregionalism's leading theorists. In…
Oil Spill Cleanup: You vs. Exxon
An advertisement for the board game "On the Rocks: The Great Alaska Oil Spill," created by Richard Lynn, a Valdez bartender and participant in oil-spill cleanup efforts. The game pitted players against each other in a race-against-the-clock: whoever…
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MIdd campus article on environmental features of new science building constructed 1996-1999
Earth day celebrations promise to be a scream
An account of what the school's different organizations and clubs, such as the Mountain Club and EQ, are doing to make Earth Day popular on campus
Alaska's Big Spill: Can the Wilderness Heal?
The cover of the January 1990 issue of National Geographic magazine featured an oil-slicked bird - an image used repeatedly in popular media to appeal to the American public's empathy.To add to the emotional intensity of the Exxon Valdez disaster,…