THOUSANDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL groups exist to address environmental problems. Some are small grassroots groups run by volunteers. Others are large national or international mainstream groups staffed by salaried employees. Grassroots groups work primarily...

History is marked by movements that challenge the dominant political ideology in ways that cannot go unnoticed. Civil rights, women's rights—such movements are often rooted in small beginnings, the passion of few, which becomes the cause...

The environmental movement (a term that sometimes includes the conservation and green movements) is a diverse scientific, social, and political movement for addressing the concerns of environmentalism. In general terms, environmentalists advocate the...

The need for environmental movements should be heeded to help save the planet from imminent despoilation brought about by indiscriminate exploitation of the natural resources. A global environmental movement is necessary to preserve and sustain the resources which are very important to every individual....

Grassroots environmental movements following Gandhian nonviolent tradition are expanding in India. These movements differ from the ones in the West in that they are concerned with both environmental preservation and issues of economic equity and social justice. The Chipko movement in the Himalaya, Save...

China's environmental watchdog ordered factories polluting a scenic lake to stop production Tuesday, following an algae bloom that contaminated the drinking water supply for 2 million people.Foul-smelling blue-green algae on Lake Tai last month turned tap water yellow and smelly in Wuxi, a city on...

About a decade ago, when Leonardo DiCaprio was on the cusp of megastardom and Al Gore was the U.S. vice president, the two talked together about global warming.Now an all-out environmental activist, DiCaprio has followed Gore's lead by bringing a climate change documentary to the...

This is a speech from a fictional Minister of Finance of a fictional country. The speech discusses the importance of environmetal protection in economies such as Brazil, Peru, Chile, and so on. It can be used as a politics or global studies paper.

Explores how Christians may put their beliefs into action with respect to the environment. Discusses the Christian relationship with Greenpeace.