environmentalism

British  

/ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm /

noun

1. psychol the belief that a person's behaviour is affected chiefly by his environment Compare hereditarianism

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environmentalism

This would be the guiding philosophy of his career, philanthropy, environmentalism and a media revolution to follow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Filmed over seven months last year and across four continents, it charts Charles' environmentalism down the decades, alongside a history of global efforts to tackle climate change and ecological destruction.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

Limón’s own interest in environmentalism was sparked, she said, by the wildfires that erupted in the nearby Santa Ynez Mountains and forced school classes to stay indoors, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026

The New Deal base of the Democratic Party was largely served by economic programs, while new demands emerged in the 1960s and ‘70s — civil rights, feminism, environmentalism, etc. — which are sometimes called "post-materialist."

From Salon ● May 10, 2025

But it is a very strange kind of environmentalism.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell