Beaver Island students appeal for an aerosol-spray boycott, 1990

Event

Date: 1990-12-20
Kind: Education
Where: place/beaver-island-community-school
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationenvironmentconservationcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The December 20, 1990 Beaver Beacon published seventh- and eighth-grade students Chris Conner and Rachel Becker’s environmental appeal against aerosol sprays. The students explained their concerns about atmospheric pollution and asked residents to join their boycott.

Evidence limits

This is a student-authored educational appeal; it does not establish the scientific accuracy of every explanation or measure community participation in the boycott.

Sources

“Hey You!!,” Beaver Beacon, December 20, 1990.
Reports seventh- and eighth-grade students’ explanation of aerosol pollution and their call for residents to join an aerosol-spray boycott. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, December 1990, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held eighteen-page December issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island students appeal for an aerosol-spray boycott, 1990”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-aerosol-boycott-environmental-appeal-1990/, accessed [date], citing “Hey You!!,” Beaver Beacon, December 20, 1990. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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