environmentalism

Introduction
Intellectual underpinnings
- Anthropocentric schools of thought
  - Apocalyptic environmentalism
  - Emancipatory environmentalism
- Biocentric schools of thought
  - Social ecology and deep ecology
  - Animal rights
  - Ecofeminism
History of the environmental movement

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Key People

Jill Stein

Jill Stein

American politician and physician

John Muir

John Muir

Scottish-born American naturalist

Robert D. Bullard

Robert D. Bullard

American sociologist and environmental activist

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg

Swedish activist

Bookchin, Murray

Murray Bookchin

American anarchist, political philosopher, trade-union organizer, and educator

Julia Butterfly Hill

Julia Butterfly Hill

American activist

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Anil Kumar Agarwal

Indian journalist and scholar

Hammerskjoeld Simwinga

Hammerskjoeld Simwinga

Zambian environmentalist

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Holmes Rolston III

American philosopher and theologian

Barry Commoner

Barry Commoner

American biologist

Al Gore

Al Gore

vice president of United States

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Bjørn Lomborg

Danish political scientist

Tom Steyer

Tom Steyer

American business executive and philanthropist