Roosevelt also developed a conservation policy that included the interests of the environment as well as the interests of industry. ... The progressive movement continued with momentum throughout the Taft administration even though Taft was more of a conservative president than Roosevelt had been. ...
In addition, the 1980 World Conservation Strategy first promoted the idea that environmental protection in the self-interest of the human species. ... The public awareness of the seriousness of the environmental problems was generated around the mid-90's, and gradually gained momentum. ...
On his second day in office, FDR called for a special session of Congress which would ultimately establish numerous emergency organizations, notably the National Recovery Administration (NRA), which attempted to stabilize prices and wages through cooperation between the government, business, and labor, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which used various means to rebuild trust in banking, the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA), which aided farmers through compensation, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and the Public Works Administration; both of which employed many pe...
Eric Sanderson, an ecologist at the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo, bought historical maps of what the British soldiers saw surrounding them during their occupation of Manhattan during the Revolutionary War. ...
