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4_30_70_Earth Day_Early_p6_7
An article by Middlebury Campus editor Steve Early reflecting on the future of the ecology movement after Earth Day 1970.
Hazardous Wastes Are Our Problem
Opinion article on recognizing responsibility for creation of toxic waste through consumption
Fanning Hopeful on Environmental Careers
This article reports on Odom Fanning's recent talk at Middlebury about environmental careers. Fanning worked for the Federal Energy Administration and wrote two books about environmental careers. He discussed the new demand for environmental…
Hooker Company Knew About Toxic Peril in 1958
A feature article on the Hooker Chemical Company which dumped waste at Love Canal in the 1950s
The Quiet Crisis by Stewart Udall, 1963, New York Times bestseller, Jan-Feb 1964.
Best-selling book by then-Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. The Quiet Crisis warned about pollution, overuse of natural resources, and dwindling open spaces. Along with Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, The Quiet Crisis is often credited for…
Getting Styrofoam out of our lives and our trash
A student newspaper article on the environmental problems related to Styrofoam cups and other plastic goods
Battell Will Balance Nature and Development
A student article expressing opinions about college's management of forest land left by Joseph Battell in his will.
1,000 Students Sign Vegetarian Petition
The "Vegetarian Alternatives" Group circulated a petition to have the school start to serve vegetarian meals in order to "make students aware of the dangers and excesses of the ‘American meat mentality.’"
Obama: Make Your Second Term a Green Term
A call to action for Obama's second term about what he could do to make the environment better.