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Author Easterbrook, Gregg.

Title A moment on the Earth : the coming age of environmental optimism / Gregg Easterbrook.

Imprint New York : Viking, 1995.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  363.7005 E13M    Check Shelf
Description xxi, 745 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 713-731) and index.
Contents Preface: Why the Good News Shouldn't Scare You -- pt. 1. The Long View: Thinking Like Nature. 1. The Dance of the Ages. 2. The Green Fortress. 3. Time as the Ultimate Resource. 4. Is Humanity a Special Threat? 5. Is Humanity a Mistake? 6. The End of Nature: Not a Moment Too Soon. 7. Does Nature Have a Soul? 8. Does Nature Have Values? 9. Does Nature Have a God? 10. The Case Against Nature -- pt. 2. The Short View: Thinking Like People. 11. Acid Rain. 12. Air Pollution. 13. Case Study: The Spotted Owl. 14. Chemicals. 15. Clean Tech. 16. Climate I: Global Cold. 17. Climate II: Global Warmth. 18. Economics. 19. Energy I: Today's Power. 20. Energy II: The Renewable Future. 21. Enviros. 22. Farms. 23. The (Industrial) Forest. 24. Genes. 25. Land. 26. Politics. 27. Population. 28. Radiation, Artificial. 29. Radiation, Natural. 30. Species. 31. The Third World. 32. Toxic Wastes. 33. Water. 34. The Ecorealist Manifesto.
Subject Environmentalism.
Green movement.
Environmental protection.
Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
Social ecology.
Environmental protection. (OCoLC)fst00913324
Environmentalism. (OCoLC)fst00913543
Green movement. (OCoLC)fst00947621
Nature -- Effect of human beings on. (OCoLC)fst01034564
Social ecology. (OCoLC)fst01122434
Umweltethik (DE-588)4078520-8
Umweltschutz (DE-588)4061644-7
Zukunft (DE-588)4068097-6
Ökologische Bewegung (DE-588)4115439-3
Écologisme.
Influence de l'homme sur la nature.
Protection de l'environnement.
Relation homme-nature.
Umweltethik.
Umweltschutz.
Zukunft.
Ökologische Bewegung.
Other Form: Online version: Easterbrook, Gregg. Moment on the Earth. New York : Viking, 1995 (OCoLC)607801792
Online version: Easterbrook, Gregg. Moment on the Earth. New York : Viking, 1995 (OCoLC)622804564
ISBN 0670839833 (acid-free paper)
9780670839834 (acid-free paper)
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