Environmentalist
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For the political website, see The Environmentalist.
An environmentalist broadly supports the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities".[1] An environmentalist is engaged in or believes in the philosophy of environmentalism.
Environmentalists are sometimes referred to using informal or derogatory terms such as "greenie" and "tree-hugger".[2]
Notable environmentalists [edit]
Some of the notable environmentalists who have been active in lobbying for environmental protection include:
- Edward Abbey (writer, activist, philosopher)
- Ansel Adams (photographer, writer, activist)
- David Attenborough (broadcaster, naturalist)
- John James Audubon (naturalist)
- David Bellamy (botanist)
- Wendell Berry (farmer, philosopher)
- David Brower (writer, activist)
- Lester Brown
- Rachel Carson (biologist, writer)
- Prince Charles
- Jacques-Yves Cousteau (explorer, ecologist)
- René Dubos (microbiologist)
- Peter Garrett (musician, politician)
- Al Gore (former Vice President of the United States)
- James Hansen (scientist)
- Aldo Leopold (ecologist)
- James Lovelock (scientist)
- Amory Lovins
- Peter Max (graphic designer)
- Bill McKibben (writer, activist)
- Chico Mendes (activist)
- George Monbiot (journalist)
- John Muir (naturalist, activist)
- Ralph Nader (activist)
- Gaylord Nelson (politician)
- Jonathon Porritt (politician)
- Theodore Roosevelt (former President of the United States)
- Gary Snyder (poet)
- David Suzuki (scientist, broadcaster)
- Henry David Thoreau (writer, philosopher)
- Paul Watson (activist and lecturer)
- Franz Weber (environmentalist and animal welfare activist)
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica Online, Environmentalism (social science)
- ^ Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, ed. (2005). Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd revised ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-861057-2.
External links [edit]
- EnviroLink Network - A non-profit clearinghouse of environmental news and information
