Opinions Throughout History: The Environment offers readers mixed sources of information woven together to highlight the overall momentum of developing public opinion around "green" thinking and environmental policy.

Table of Contents

• Publisher's Note
• Introduction
• Historical Timeline
• 1. Pre-American Ecology: Environmental Alteration is Addressed (1100-1854)
• 2. Colonial Environmentalism: The First Land Use & Timber Regulations (1681)
• 3. Transcending Society: The Sacrament of Wilderness (1862)
• 4. The National Park System: Preserving Wilderness for Public Use (1865)
• 5. Animals and the Environment: Creation of the ASPCA (1866)
• 6. The Timber Barons: Profit vs. Sustainability (1889)
• 7. The Conservationists: Save What is Left of the Forests (1901)
• 8. Naturalist in the Capital: Theodore Roosevelt: American Wilderness as America's Cultural Heritage (1908)
• 9. The Park Service: Reforming the Federal Park Management System (1908)
• 10. Lobbyists for Life: Devastating Effects Form Unlikely Alliance (1936)
• 11. The Whole of the Wild: Interconnectiveness of Nature (1944)
• 12. Change Is In the Air: The First Air Pollution Control Act (1955)
• 13. Environmental Progress: Synthetic Pesticides and Corporate Accountability (1962)
• 14. The New Danger: The Protection of Endangered Species (1966)
• 15. Smoke on the Water: The Environmental Protection Agency (1970)
• 16. The Environmental Days: The First Earth Day (1970)
• 17. Beyond the Government: Greenpeace Makes International Headlines (1975)
• 18. Pollution Solutions: Changes in the Automobile Industry (1970)
• 19. Ozone Depletion: Success of the Montreal Protocol (1987)
• 20. Climate Chaos Part I: The First Warning Is Sounded (1847)
• 21. Climate Chaos Part II: Climate-Change Denial (1980s-2000s)
• 22. Globalizing Environmentalism: International Conferences (1972-2017)
• 23. Oceans in the Balance: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (1997)
• 24. Urbane Ecology: Development of Green Cities (1800s-present)
• 25. Renewing Perspectives: Harnessing Wind, Water, and Sun (1960s-present)
• 26. Cyclic Waste: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (1970s-present)
• 27. America's Black Heart: The Debate over Coal (2017)
• 28. Leaving the Environment Behind: Environmental Policies Rolled Back (2017)
• General Conclusion
• Constructing the Future
• Primary & Secondary Sources
• Glossary
• Historical Snapshots
• Bibliography
• About the Author