environmentalism

/ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm /

noun

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

Example Sentences

While each actor has worked across several different organizations and causes both individually and as a pair, their philanthropic work typically relates to environmentalism and conservation and advocacy for children.

From Los Angeles Times

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

"President Milei has hinted that he intends to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and has said the environmentalism is part of the woke agenda."

From BBC

“Protecting water quality, Delta smelt, salmon, and other species is not ‘radical environmentalism,’ ” said Josa Talley, a spokesperson for Save California Salmon.

From Los Angeles Times

Although Perlstein argued that Carter's progressive energy programs were motivated more by economic nationalism than environmentalism, they still would have included the essential environmental regulations humanity needs.

From Salon