Word: conservationism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Sir: Thank you for the space devoted to conservation and the preservation of the natural beauty of this country [Sept. 17]. The facts you present are shocking, but it is thrilling to see them brought info sharp and sparkling focus on the pages of your challenging magazine.
So far, the evidence is that the "Reformation, Roman-style" that Paul favors differs in degree rather than kind from goals set by John XXIII, and that the Pope wants only to tame the world wide Catholic desire to modernize not to destroy it. Yet even if Paul were to...
It was not until the turn-of-the-century Administration of outdoor-loving Teddy Roosevelt that the country got into preservation in a big way. Influenced early in life by Muir and later by Gifford Pinchot, McKinley's chief forester, Roosevelt began by pressing for water conservation in the...
L.BJ.'s Concept. After Teddy, however, preservation went into an eclipse best expressed by the "not a cent for scenery" attitude of Uncle Joe Cannon, House Speaker from 1903 to 1911. Various nation al parks and monuments were dedicated and several Presidents took a lively interest in natural beauty...
Beauty v. Need. The atmosphere of conflict, both inside and outside the ranks, is as natural to conservation as the scent of balsam. For opposed to every conservationist cause there is always the need of those from whom the land is being saved. Steel manufacturers, for example, have discovered that...