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Chicago Daily News Photos 1902-1933

winna — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:26:48 -0800

Man walks on water from the archives of the Chicago Daily News. During the Progressive Era conservation and environmental concerns became increasingly important thanks to pictures like the one above. It's important to note that in many ways conservation in this context meant conservation for use, not protection from development. A good example of the debate over this definition of conservation was the still-ongoing controversy over the Hetch Hetchy Valley reservoir. The Hetch Hetchy Valley struggle was John Muir's last battle for conservation in the way we now understand it. (previously) The provision of the 1910 Picket Act which confirmed the right of government to sell or utilize public lands based on the determined utility of that land was a key factor in the Teapot Dome scandal. And incidentally, Bubbly Creek, the photo in the first link, is still contaminated.

Industrial Scars

homunculus — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:10:07 -0800

Industrial Scars. Photography by J. Henry Fair. [Via The Underwire.]

But clear skies are good, aren't they?

stavrosthewonderchicken — Wed, 17 Dec 2003 20:31:39 -0800

The Bush administration's conservation policy: 'protecting the nation's environment', or you know, 'not'? [more inside]

cCranium — Sun, 24 Sep 2000 16:22:04 -0800

Microsoft wastes electricity. OSOpinion has an interesting article discussing how the increase of home computer usage has put a dent in the overall power available to America. Who's to blame? Guess.