Conservation and the futur

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Introduction et plan détaillé d'un commentaire de texte sur Stewart L. Udall, The Quiet Crisis (1963).

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[...] « The age of poisons » : how to overstep it ? : Science cannot be the only key, as we described the previous problems it brought. Science needs to be managed wisely and thought in a good way. (think about the long-term values & gains This last part is forecasting a lot. You can approach different sights you want through an example of your choice (impacts of pesticides on agriculture and in long term in our food, our health / impacts of synthetics in cosmetics, chemistry in general . [...]

[...] Beyond this, the misuse of science or the greed of scientists and industries caused more problems such as the peril of human's health or the diminution of the quality of life. In the end, more than being skeptical, science must be used in an intelligent way with the consideration of the impacts whether they are positive or not. We have to bear in mind that this article dates back to the 1960's when it was a time for skepticism towards the progresses of science. [...]

[...] You can talk about the special relation he had with nature, it led to the actions he made in terms of conservation. He created a federal bird conservation in 1903 to fight against the threats of extinction of some birds (linked to the fashion of the time, women's hats were decorated with bird feathers). You can also talk about the Yellowstone National Park (1872). T. Roosevelt dedicated his life to protect wildlife and natural resources. He's a major actor in american conservation. See the page written by the T. Roosevelt Association : http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/site/c.elKSIdOWIiJ8H/b.8344385/k.114A/The_Conservationist.htm Franklin D. [...]

[...] (if you saw more examples in your class, don't hesitate to put it in your introduction. If you talked about conservation before, try to put some elements in it too. Maybe you saw some context that you can add to this introduction. (way of thinking, fear/mistrust of science or complete trust in science (see "positivism" with A. Comte, for instance)). Don't hesitate to quote some other authors you would have seen during your class (maybe some pioneers in terms of environmental movements or scientists convinced of the benefits of science). [...]

[...] Moreover, FDR extended forests in the country in order to stop deforestation. / You can add the Civilian Conservation Corps programm (1933) through the question of the `tree-planter' : thanks to this programm, millions of trees were re-built so American can be reforested. In the same way, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, 1933) was a regional development plan in order to accomplish several objectives (flood control, erosion, unemployement . See this article written by the Roosevelt institute : http://rooseveltinstitute.org/fdr-and-new-deal-response-environmental-catastrophe/ The impact of the war effort : War effort led to a drastic conservation, enhanced by propaganda in different countries but especially important in the U.S and in the U.K. [...]