Definition of ENVIRONMENTALISM

Examples of environmentalism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The collapsologues do point to real contradictions in contemporary environmentalism. — Harrison Stetler, The New York Review of Books, "‘Collapsologie’: Constructing an Idea of How Things Fall Apart," 21 Jan. 2020 Our woke older daughter suggested the best thing people who care about the planet can do is vote for candidates who believe in anthropogenic climate change and embrace environmentalism. — Washington Post, "The shame of it all: Second thoughts after buying a car and getting grief," 12 Jan. 2020 Trips have prompted students like Anthony Okonkwo, a senior at Poolesville High School in Montgomery County, to get more involved in environmentalism. — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, "‘I can’t believe how much of it is gone:’ Chesapeake Bay Foundation says goodbye to Fox Island as seas rise," 1 Nov. 2019 Purdy finishes the chapter by making an appeal for an environmentalism that centers economic and racial justice, and takes its cues from indigenous leadership. — Will Meyer, Longreads, "A Green New Jail," 24 Oct. 2019 Disability activists have long questioned the primacy of plastic straws as the rallying point for contemporary environmentalism. — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, "Why nonplastic straws are a terrible solution to a systemic problem," 13 Sep. 2019 Steyer's message of liberal capitalism and environmentalism occupies an awkward ideological position within the primary. — Joseph Simonson, Washington Examiner, "Tom Steyer campaign eyes throwing Iowa support to rivals, with Warren and Biden most vulnerable," 30 Jan. 2020 Millennials and Gen-Z young adults were weaned on three pillars of progressive education: secularism, environmentalism and American injustice. — WSJ, "Bernie, Boomers and Earnest Young Socialists," 24 Jan. 2020 Here in the heavy industry heartland of Colombia, environmentalism has old roots and has endured through decades of violence and intimidation. — Fatima Garcia Elena, Quartz, "On the front lines of climate change, environmental activism can lead to murder," 4 Dec. 2019

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“Environmentalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/environmentalism. Accessed 24 Feb. 2020.