| Description |
222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Current controversies |
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Current controversies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-214) and index. |
| Contents |
Air pollution threatens human health / by Pamela Meyer ... [et al.] -- Factory farming is polluting the water supply / by Andrew Nikiforuk -- Coal-fired power plants create harmful emissions / by the Sierra Club -- Chlorofluorocarbons are destroying the ozone layer / by Linda Baker -- Automobiles cause air pollution / by the American Council for an Energy-efficient Economy -- Air quality has improved / by the Environmental Protection Agency -- Factory farming is not polluting the water supply / by Dave Juday -- New coal-burning technology is less polluting / by Robert S. Kripowicz -- Air pollution from automobiles has been reduced / by Joseph L. Bast and Jay Lehr -- Corporations are reckless polluters / by Russell Mokhiber -- Corporations are engaging in phony environmentalism / by Richard Gilpin and Ali Dale -- Oil companies are harmful polluters / by Essential Action and Global Exchange -- Businesses have reduced pollution / by Lyn Scarlett and Jane S. Shaw -- U.S. factories in Mexico are reducing pollution / by the Environmental Protection Agency -- Oil companies are protecting the environment / by the American Petroleum Institute -- Regulation and the environment : an overview / by Mary H. Cooper -- The Superfund hazardous waste program is effective / by the Environmental Protection Agency -- Mandatory pollution regulations are effective / by Peter K. Krahn -- Clean water regulations should be strengethened / by Stephen B. Lovejoy and Jeffrey Hyde -- Clean air regulations protect public health / by Carol Browner -- The Superfund hazardous waste program is ineffective / by Wayne T. Brough -- Clean water regulations are ineffective / by Richard A. Halpern -- Clean air regulations are ineffective / by Richard L. Stroup -- Recycling is a cost-effective means to reduce pollution / by Richard A. Denison and John F. Ruston -- Recycled materials produce less pollution / by Allen Hershkowitz -- Efficient recycling programs can reduce waste / by Brenda Platt and Neil Seldman -- Recycling programs are unprofitable and unnecessary / by Christopher Douglass -- Mandatory recycling can waste resources / by Alexander Volokh and Lynn Scarlett -- Recycling does not reduce waste / by Peter Werbe. |
| Subject |
Air -- Pollution.
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Water -- Pollution.
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Factory and trade waste -- Environmental aspects.
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Recycling (Waste, etc.)
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Environmental law.
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| Added Author |
Haley, James, 1968-
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| ISBN |
0737711884 |
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0737711876 paperback |
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