Word: conservationism
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That the Earth Day image has been hijacked by cheap merchandise does not in itself diminish the importance of Earth Day. But by treating the event as if it were the Super Bowl or Head of the Charles Weekend, its message is obscured, and support for environmental conservation is reduced...
The organization has the respect of the normally suspicious conservation community. Russell Mittermeier, president of Conservation International, says Earthwatch fills a unique role, "allowing people to get involved with science or conservation without stepping on anybody else's toes." Michael Deland, chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, says Earthwatch...
Anthropologist Jane Phillips-Conroy, who studies baboons in Ethiopia, claims that volunteers often contribute expertise as well as grunt work. She says the best tooth casts she ever collected were made by a dentist who had joined the expedition. But perhaps the greatest benefit of Earthwatch is the commitment that...
Museum officials said Monday that Mrs. Gardner's collection was only insured for restoration and conservation, not for theft.
The Exxon indictment is only the latest example of a growing legal trend. In the past two decades, rising concerns over conservation, pollution and industrial accidents have crystallized into a large body of environmental regulations. "Congress and the states have created thousands of new laws governing the environment," says Washington...