American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Conservation in Action
A lesson where students study the legacy of Rachel Carson.
National Audubon Society
Chronology of the National Audubon Society
This page, located at the NAS site, describes the environmental movement and the Audubon Society, beginning in 1967.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Rachel Carson
See this bust of Rachel Carson, leader of the environmental movement in the 1960s and read a brief description of the impact of her book, "Silent Spring."
Country Studies US
Country Studies: The Counter Culture and Environmentalism
This web-article discusses how the 1960s and 1970s were a time of cultural upheaval in the US. As many young people came to reject the lifestyle and traditions of their parents and embrace a more radical way of living and thinking.
Other
Get Oil Out! (Goo)
This is the official website of GOO, a non-governmental organization devoted to protecting the environment from the oil industry.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Shaping a New America
A brief overview of the protest movements in the 1960s and 1970s.
Other
Natural Resources Defense Council: The Environmental Justice Movement
A summary of the environmental justice movement in America that targets people of color and the poor. Lists milestones in environmentalism from 1960-2005.
Other
"The Liberal Consensus and the Throwaway Society", Paper
Although the main thrust of this essay is about the legacy the Liberal Consensus View has had on the environmental movement of the present, the author gives and overview of the main issues of the liberal consensus for the period from...
Other
Gasp: Group Against Smog and Pollution
This resource focuses on current events of this environmental group that was founded in 1969 to prevent air pollution.