David Brower
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 David Brower    (environmentalist) | |
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| Born | 1 July 1912 Berkeley, California |
| Died | 5 November 2000 (Age 88) Berkeley, California |
| Nationality | American |
Considered by many to be the father of the modern environmental movement.[1] | |
David Ross Brower was a prominent environmentalist and the founder of many environmental organizations, including:
- John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies (1997)
- Friends of the Earth (1969)
- Earth Island Institute (1982)
- North Cascades Conservation Council
- Fate of the Earth Conferences
From 1952 to 1969, he served as the first Executive Director of the Sierra Club.
The Population Bomb
He asked Paul Ehrlich to write the book: The Population Bomb, to influence the 1968 presidential election.[2]
A Quote by David Brower
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| Sierra Club | “Childbearing [should be] a punishable crime against society, unless the parents hold a government license... All potential parents [should be] required to use contraceptive chemicals, the government issuing antidotes to citizens chosen for childbearing.” |
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