By: Burn On, Big River, Burn On

Burn On, Big River, Burn On — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:24:24 +0000

[...] WATER POLLUTION: Cuyahoga River caught fire 40 years ago today On June 22, 1969, the Cuyahoga River literally caught fire, and the subsequent public outrage was arguably the catalyst for environmental regulatory protections like the Clean Water Act. Another environmental disaster was a catalyst for environmentalism: “In the spring following the [Santa Barbara's 1969 Oil Spill], Earth Day was born nationwide.” Furthermore, in 1970 the National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA was signed into law. [...]

By: The Park Paradigm - Psst. Pass on to Citi. They missed the memo…

The Park Paradigm - Psst. Pass on to Citi. They missed the memo… — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:27:30 +0000

[...] now they are paying for it. We all are paying for it. Rivers didn’t catch on fire but the financial system was well and truly polluted. But there is a bright side. The bright side [...]

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