Timeline: Environmental events

From Environmental Technology

Contents 1 Early events 2 18th Century 3 19th Century 4 20th Century 5 21st Century

This article covers the events concerning the environment. These include events like laws, environmentalists, publications, organizations, etc.

Early events

• 1607 - Establishment of the first English colony at Jamestown. (now Virginia)

• 1760 - First experiments on use of coal-gas for lighting by coal mine owner George Dixon in Newcastle, England.

18th Century

• 1700's - Many early American settlers had a frontier attitude, which is a desire to exploit the resources of North America as quickly as possible.

19th Century

• 1891-General Revision Act passed

20th Century

• 1970 - Earth Day is founded by Denis Hays, and Gaylord Nelson

21st Century