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Key Environmental Activists in History
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David Brower
Led the Sierra Club to national prominence and founded Friends of the Earth.
Rachel Carson
Author of 'Silent Spring' which highlighted the dangers of pesticides.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Defended the Florida Everglades and wrote 'The Everglades: River of Grass'.
Gaylord Nelson
Founder of Earth Day and key promoter of environmental education.
Ansel Adams
His photography was instrumental in expanding the National Park System.
Vandana Shiva
Known for her work in anti-GMO advocacy and promoting biodiversity in agriculture.
Lois Gibbs
Her work exposed the Love Canal hazardous waste crisis.
Wangari Maathai
Founded the Green Belt Movement in Kenya.
Greta Thunberg
Known for initiating the global movement School Strike for Climate.
John Muir
His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley and Sequoia National Park.
Chico Mendes
Fought for the preservation of the Amazon rainforest.
Julia Butterfly Hill
Lived in a 180-foot-tall, ancient redwood tree for 738 days to prevent it from being cut down.
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