Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American LifeBloomsbury Academic, 2006 M05 30 - 237 pages Americans during the twentieth-century became more disconnected from the environment and nature than ever before. More Americans lived in cities rather than on farms; they became ever more reliant on technology to interact with the world around them and with each other. Perhaps paradoxically, the twentieth-century also became the period in which environmental issues played an ever-increasing role in politics and public policy. Why is this so? Perhaps because, despite what many people believe, nature and the environment remains central to everyone's daily life. Pollution, environmental degradation, urban sprawl, loss of wildlife and biodiversity - all of these issues directly impact how everyone - even city dwellers - live their lives. |
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... became increasingly important in everyday American life . Indeed , the expansion of petroleum through Spindletop and beyond defined many social , political , and technological aspects of the twentieth century . A GLOBAL COMMODITY The ...
... became cru- cial devices for remaking the nature of human ideas of time , space , and connectivity by standardizing travel throughout the world . Most important for the United States , steerage tickets made it pos- sible for laboring ...
... became known as the " forever wild " amendment . After witnessing the threat of the 1893 Cutting Law , McClure and others wished to create a constitutional barrier that would block any similar efforts in the future . A committee ...