environmental policy

Discusses the concern for the environment that produced the original Earth Day and describes the activities that accompany its continuing celebration in the United States and around the world.

Presents a collection of essays examining environmentalism, including its successes and failures, its social benefit, and the movement overall.

Examines the relationship between the law and the environment and discusses present and future legislation in such areas as pollution, waste disposal, and land use.

Surveys environmental problems in the United States, examines legal and social aspects of environmentalism, and discusses political plans in place to deal with the environmental decline.

Worldwide, over 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity and another 1 billion have unreliable access, with enormous consequences for their everyday lives. In addition, many countries spend a high share of their GDP on fossil fuel imports, making them dependent on foreign energy supplies and vulnerable to price fluctuations. The burning of fossil fuels pollutes local environments, endangers the health of citizens, and exacerbates global climate change.

An expert on global economic trends demonstrates how China continues to increase its economic reach and examines the country's growing political, economic, and social power and the threat it poses to the West.

Authors offer differing opinions on whether an international climate treaty will pose a threat to U.S. sovereignty, whether there is global support for a climate change treaty, and whether enforcement of a global climate agreement would be difficult.

A collection of articles that examines agricultural innovations which are being used to eradicate hunger and poverty, discussing cropping methods, irrigation technology, agricultural policies, and more.