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deep ecology

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deep ecology
n.
A form of environmentalism that advocates radical measures to protect the natural environment regardless of their effect on the welfare of people.

deep ecologist n.


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Ecofeminism surely provides an important counterweight to the deeply anti-human and dualistic theory known as deep ecology, often articulated as the philosophical foundation of the contemporary environmental movement.
Here we focus on deep ecology (Devall and Sessions, "Deep Ecology," Guha, "Radical American Environmentalism and Wilderness Preservation: A Third World Critique" and others) and the environmental justice movement (Bullard, "Environmental Justice for All," DiChiro, excerpts from "Nature as Community" and selections from The Environmental Justice Reader).
The Center's 7,500 members provide 50 percent of the group's funding to round out monies from foundations, including the Pew Charitable Trusts, Patagonia and the Foundation for Deep Ecology.
 
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