From the Himalayas to Newt Gingrich, the 'tree-huggers' prevail
The term has moved from a pejorative to a badge of identity as younger environmentalists embrace tree protection and nature programs teach children to value it.
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From the Himalayas to Newt Gingrich, the 'tree-huggers' prevail
On a recent 80-degree day at Rock Creek Park, an urban national park in the heart of Washington D.C., a dozen children as young as four sank their hands into the creek mud, discovered crayfish hiding beneath rocks, and picked grass out of their hair.Brown, 55, runs ForestKids, a nature immersion program with the goal of helping kids connect to nature. But she’s been obsessed with environmentalism since the early 2000s when it was a “weird fringe…
From the Himalayas to Newt Gingrich, the 'tree-huggers' prevail - TPR: The Public's Radio
On Earth Day, we take a look back at the rocky history of "tree-huggers." The term originated in the 1970s in the Himalayas and was later co-opted by American politics in the 1990s. Now, environmentalists are reclaiming the word. The post From the Himalayas to Newt Gingrich, the ‘tree-huggers’ prevail appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.
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