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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKFPsnaPjPE by American Masters PBS 2014 YouTube] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKFPsnaPjPE by American Masters PBS 2014 YouTube] | ||
In the late 1960s, the Sierra Club's fight to save the Grand Canyon from dams was met by retaliation by the IRS. Between the Sierra Club's advertising campaign and the involvement of the IRS, public opinion was galvanized to protect the Grand Canyon. This video is an excerpt from American Masters: A Fierce Green Fire, premiering on PBS on Earth Day, April 22, 2014 at 9 pm. Learn more at www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters. | In the late 1960s, the Sierra Club's fight to save the Grand Canyon from dams was met by retaliation by the IRS. Between the Sierra Club's advertising campaign and the involvement of the IRS, public opinion was galvanized to protect the Grand Canyon. This video is an excerpt from American Masters: A Fierce Green Fire, premiering on PBS on Earth Day, April 22, 2014 at 9 pm. Learn more at www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters. | ||
=====John Muir, the "Father of the National Park System"===== | |||
[https://www.thoughtco.com/john-muir-inspired-the-conservation-movement-1773625 by Robert McNamara 7/3/19 ThoughtCo.] | |||
John Muir is a significant figure of the 19th century as he stood opposed to the exploitation of natural resources at a time when many believed the resources of the earth were infinite. | |||
