Instructions: read the information and answer the comprehension questions at the

end.
 
Environmental Movement
The environmental movement (sometimes referred to as the ecology movement), also
including conservation and green politics, is a diverse philosophical, social,
and political movement for addressing environmental issues. 
Environmentalists advocate the just and sustainable management of resources
and stewardship of the environment through changes in public policy and individual
behavior. In its recognition of humanity as a participant in (not enemy
of) ecosystems, the movement is centered on ecology, health, and human rights.
The environmental movement is broad in scope and can include any topic related to
the environment, conservation, and biology, as well as the preservation of
landscapes, flora, and fauna for a variety of purposes and uses. When an act of
violence is committed against someone or some institution in the name of
environmental defense it is referred to as eco-terrorism.
The conservation movement seeks to protect natural areas for sustainable
consumption, as well as traditional (hunting, fishing, trapping) and spiritual use.
 
Environmental conservation is the process in which one is involved in conserving
the natural aspects of the environment. Whether through reforestation, recycling,
or pollution control, environmental conservation sustains the natural quality of
life.
 
Environmental health movement focuses on urban standards like clean water,
efficient sewage handling, and stable population growth. Environmental health could
also deal with nutrition, preventive medicine, aging, and other concerns specific
to human well-being. Environmental health is also seen as an indicator for the
state of the environment, or an early warning system for what may happen to humans
Environmental justice is a movement that seeks an end to environmental racism and
to prevent low-income and minority communities from an unbalanced exposure to
highways, garbage dumps, and factories. The Environmental Justice movement seeks to
link "social" and "ecological" environmental concerns, while at the same time
preventing de facto racism, and classism.
Bright green environmentalism is a currently popular sub-movement, which emphasizes
the idea that through technology, good design and more thoughtful use of energy and
resources, people can live responsible, sustainable lives while enjoying
prosperity.
 
The anti-nuclear movement opposes the use of various nuclear technologies. The
initial anti-nuclear objective was nuclear disarmament and later the focus began to
shift to other issues, mainly opposition to the use of nuclear power. Major anti-
nuclear groups include Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Friends of the
Earth, Greenpeace, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, and
the Nuclear Information and Resource Service.
 
In recent years, the environmental movement has increasingly focused on global
warming as one of the top issues. As concerns about climate change moved more into
the mainstream, from the connections drawn between global warming and Hurricane
Katrina to Al Gore's 2006 documentary film An Inconvenient Truth, more and more
environmental groups refocused their efforts. In the United States, 2007 witnessed
the largest grassroots environmental demonstration in years, Step It Up 2007, with
rallies in over 1,400 communities and all 50 states for real global warming
solutions.
 
 
 
• Answer the following questions:
 
1. What is the environmental movement?
Is a diverse philosophical, social and political movement for addressing
environmental issues, it includes conservation and green politics.
 
2. What do environmentalists advocate?
Environmentalists advocate the just and sustainable management of resources and
stewardship of the environment through changes in public policy and individual
behavior.
 
3. What is the movement centered on?
Is centered and referred to as the ecology movement.
 
4. What topics are included in the environmental movement?
Environment, conservation, and biology.
 
5. What is eco-terrorism?
When an act of violence is committed against someone or some institution in the
name of environmental defense.
 
6. What does the conservation movement seek to protect?
The conservation movement seeks to protect natural areas for sustainable
consumption, as well as traditional (hunting, fishing, trapping) and spiritual use
7. What is environmental conservation?
Environmental conservation is the process in which one is involved in conserving
the natural aspects of the environment.
 
8. What else could environmental health deal with?
Could also deal with nutrition, preventive medicine, aging, and other concerns
specific to human well-being.
9. What is environmental health an indicator of?
Environmental health is also seen as an indicator for the state of the environment,
or an early warning system for what may happen to humans
 
10. What does the environmental justice seek?
Environmental justice is a movement that seeks an end to environmental racism and
to prevent low-income and minority communities from an unbalanced exposure to
highways, garbage dumps, and factories.
 
11. What is bright green environmentalism?
Bright green environmentalism is a currently popular sub-movement, which emphasizes
the idea that through technology people can live better lives.
12. Who are the major anti-nuclear groups?
Major anti-nuclear groups include Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Friends of the
Earth, Greenpeace, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, and
the Nuclear Information and Resource Service.
 
13. What has been the focus of the environmental movement in recent years?
The environmental movement has increasingly focused on global warming as one of the
top issues.