When Did Environmentalism Become So Political?
When you think of environmentalism, does Richard Nixon come to mind? Scientists' Crazy Plan To Refreeze The Arctic - https://youtu.be/V91k1DkERLg Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here -...
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This is the face of an American environmentalist. Richard Nixon, former republican President of the United States. You see, not that long ago, environmentalism was a fairly bipartisan issue. But all that changed. And it might be because of this guy... and this guy. Many remember Nixon for Watergate, but a 2012 survey of top environmental groups named him the 2nd greenest president in history, only behind Teddy Roosevelt. And that’s because it was Nixon who created the EPA and NOAA. He passed things like the Clean Water Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Pesticide Control Act and extended the Clean Air Act. But some say this was all a political strategy in order to compete with a potential 1972 presidential rival, Democrat...
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This is the face of an American environmentalist. Richard Nixon, former republican President of the United States. You see, not that long ago, environmentalism was a fairly bipartisan issue. But all that changed. And it might be because of this guy... and this guy. Many remember Nixon for Watergate, but a 2012 survey of top environmental groups named him the 2nd greenest president in history, only behind Teddy Roosevelt. And that’s because it was Nixon who created the EPA and NOAA. He passed things like the Clean Water Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Pesticide Control Act and extended the Clean Air Act. But some say this was all a political strategy in order to compete with a potential 1972 presidential rival, Democrat...
