The Environmental Moment is a collection of documents that reveal the
significance of the years 1968-1972 to the environmental movement in the
United States. With material ranging from short pieces from the Whole
Earth Catalog and articles from the Village Voice to lectures,
posters, and government documents, the collection describes the period
through the perspective of a diversity of participants, including
activists, politicians, scientists, and average citizens. Included are
the words of Rachel Carson, but also the National Review, Howard
Zahniser on wilderness, Nathan Hare on the Black underclass. The
chronological arrangement reveals the coincidence of a multitude of
issues that rushed into public consciousness during a critical time in
American history.