Question

The Environmental Defense Fund hires scientists, economists, and lawyers to lobby the government and to educate the public about the environmental consequences of modern life. They brag that they had a part in passing important elements of the Clean Air Act, California’s emissions rules, and a treaty to phase out CFCs. What era of the environmental movement is this sort of organization most commonly associated with?
a. the modern environmental movement
b. grassroots environmentalism
c. Earth Day
d. mainstream environmentalism
e. grassroots environmentalism

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Mainstream environmentalism

Explanation:

Mainstream environmentalism, and thus, mainstream environmentalists, allow a self-imposed exemption to addressing issues that are a cause of and stem from climate change. This limits the mainstream environmental movement to only causes that have a direct link to nature.