environmental policy

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environmental policy

Oceana

our endangered oceans and what we can do to save them
2011
Ted Danson recounts his transformation into an environmental activist, offering scientific details about the destruction of the ocean caused by humans, and describing the actions he has taken to help solve the problem.

Earth in the balance

ecology and the human spirit
2006
Presents a comprehensive plan for saving the environment by addressing population, technology, and education.

The environment

opposing viewpoints
2009

Taking sides

1983

Food, population, and the environment

2017
Since the end of World War II, the world has transformed in profound, far-reaching ways. The dismantling of European empires after the war led to decolonization, and the realignment of WWII allies led to conflict between superpowers. As the Cold War heated up, two ideologies—capitalism and communism—shaped daily life and international affairs. And as it wound down, a tidal wave of globalization wrought new avenues for growth but new sources of conflict—between the wealthy and the poor, between the Global South and the Global North. The Making of the Modern World: 1945 to the Present offers students an accessible guide to these transformations. In a compelling narrative style, the human story of our planet’s most recent history comes to life. This volume, Food, Population, and the Environment, covers the rising concerns about the degradation of the planet’s ecosystems following World War II, one of the most environmentally destructive wars in history. The vast increase in the use of pesticides and other chemicals after the war signaled some of the first alarms, as did population growth and food security. And as scientists and activists became more aware of the damages from climate change, pollution, deforestation, and desertification, an environmental movement began to translate into local and international action.

The water lords

Ralph Nader's study group report on industry and environmental crisis in Savannah, Georgia
1971

Why we disagree about climate change

understanding controversy, inaction and opportunity
2009
Explores the link between science and society by studying ethical responses and personal responsibilities in relation to climate change.

This changes everything

capitalism vs. the climate
Examines the effect of the current economic model on Earth, dispels myths that say it can't be changed, and suggests a new way to stop climate change before it's too late.

The environment

2014
Provides opposing viewpoints on issues related to the topic of the environment.

The people's republic of chemicals

In vivid, gonzo prose blending first-person reportage with exhaustive research and a sense of karma, Kelly and Jacobs describe China?s ancient love affair with coal, Bill Clinton?s blunders cutting free-trade deals enabling the U.S. to "export" manufacturing emissions to Asia in a shift that pilloried the West's middle class, Communist Party manipulation of eco-statistics, the horror of cancer villages, the deception of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and spellbinding peasant revolts against cancer-spreading plants involving thousands in mostly-censored mel?es. Ending with China?s monumental coal-bases decried by climatologists as a global warming dagger, The People's Republic of Chemicals names names and emphasizes humanity over bloodless statistics in a classic sure to ruffle feathers as an indictment of money as the real green that not even Al Gore can deny.

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