Module 06 Course Project - Submission

Running head: COURSE PROJECT PROPOSAL: THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT 1

COURSE PROJECT PROPOSAL: THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT 3

The Environmental Movement

Student’s Name: John Blair

Institutional Affiliation: Rasmussen College

Course Project Proposal

I have chosen The Environmental Movement; it is a social movement that addresses environmental problems. It consists of various groups, both large national groups and small one, with the aim of conserving and reclaiming the environment. I chose this movement particularly because I am a nature lover and I hate to see how fast we are causing its deterioration. As we continue to progress in terms of population, economy, transport, energy consumption and urbanization, we are not only affecting ourselves but also the plants and Wildlife.

Our forest cover continues to lessen as our rivers dry up, to mention just a few of the changes we are experiencing from environmental dilapidation .Also, this movement unlike the others affects us all hence needs to be taken in all seriousness. Though there is no exact date that can be given as the beginning of the environmental Movement, May 28th, 1982 when the Sierra Club, the first environmental group, met to discuss the cause. Since then many more groups have come up to create the now powerful movement in America. As people become more aware of the Environment, Individuals are playing their part by being responsible in the way their treat their surroundings.

The environmental movement seeks to educate the public on how to enjoy the resources without exploiting them, and take in the nature’s beauty without wrecking it. In my research I hope to learn about the extremes to which our environment has been destroyed, measures being taken to conserve and reclaim it and the government’s involvement in these efforts. I cannot stress more the importance of The Environmental Movement, there is urgency is saving our Earth and everyone needs to step up in order to achieve the goals of the movement. I will be using the following journals as sources of my research.

References

Agnone, J. (2007). The Policy Impact of the U.S. Environmental Movement. Amplifying Public Opinion.

Germano, N. M. (2017). LBJ’s Contributions to the Environmental Movement. Negotiating for the Environment.

Soon Seok Park, A. R. (2016). Spectators and Gladiators in the Environmental Movement, 2000-2010. Survivor.