The phrase "environmentalist by" can be used in written English, but it needs to be followed by a noun or noun phrase that describes the specific role or identity of the environmentalist. For example, "environmentalist by profession" or "environmentalist by passion." Example: Sarah is an environmentalist by profession and spends her days advocating for sustainable practices in the corporate world.
"No one is an environmentalist by birth," he said, "It is only your path, your life, your travels that awaken you".
Still an environmentalist by any assessment, he is now reviled for having pointed out that the Earth is not about to self-destruct next week.
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Controversially, he holds that North America "will feel its effects more violently and well in advance of other continents".NB: A review of "The Skeptical Environmentalist" by Bjorn Lomborg will appear in these pages later this month.
I was not an environmentalist by trade, but in the last three and a half years, I have gained a tremendous respect for sustainability and I've seen a transformation in myself".
Branson had his first significant encounter with climate change when he read a book called "The Skeptical Environmentalist," by Bjorn Lomborg, a Danish academic who has long challenged the widely held belief that human activity places an unbearable burden on the environment.
He rallied environmentalists by wearing a lapel button saying "To hell with Shell".
Environmentalists, by contrast, vowed to continue to fight the two pipelines.
He has irked some environmentalists by espousing a direct carbon tax on fuel use.
The president recently angered environmentalists by withdrawing a plan for tougher smog regulations that corporate lobbying groups had strongly opposed.
A United Nations climate meeting in December in Mexico pleased many environmentalists by putting global talks back on track.
