“We trust ourselves, far more than our ancestors did… The root of our predicament lies in the simple fact that, though we remain a flawed and unstable species, plagued now as in the past by a thousand weaknesses, we have insisted on both unlimited freedom and unlimited power. It would now seem clear that, if we want to stop the devastation of the earth, the growing threats to our food, water, air, and fellow creatures, we must find some way to limit both.” WaterNatureFreedomHistoryPowerEnvironmentAirFoodLimitsClimate ChangeConservationEnvironmental ProtectionEnvironmental HistoryEnvironmental ChangeEcological LimitsEnvironmental Studies Book:Under western skies: nature and history in the American West Source: Under western skies: nature and history in the American West
“Environmental history was . . . born out of a moral purpose, with strong political commitments behind it, but also became, as it matured, a scholarly enterprise that had neither any simple, nor any single, moral or political agenda to promote. Its principal goal became one of deepening our understanding of how humans have been affected by their natural environment through time and, conversely, how they have affected that environment and with what results.” HumansHas BeensPoliticalPurposeStrongUnderstandingGoalBornNaturalSimpleResultsBehindsMoralEnvironmentCommitmentEnvironmentalEnterpriseAgendasAffectedPrincipalNatural EnvironmentRough TimesMaturedScholarlyPolitical AgendasEnvironmental History Author:Donald Worster
