Description |
224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Series |
Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The global environment is deteriorating / Eugene Linden -- The global environment is not deteriorating / Ronald Bailey -- Global warming is a serious environmental threat / Ross Gelbspan -- Global warming is not a serious environmental threat / S. Fred Singer, interviewed by John F. McManus -- Chemical pollutants are a significant cause of cancer / Melanie Duchin -- Chemical pollutants are not a significant cause of cancer / Deanna L. Byck -- Stricter federal regulations are necessary to prevent air pollution / April Reese -- Stricter federal regulations may be counterproductive in preventing air pollution / Kenneth W. Chilton -- Recycling is an effective means of preventing solid waste pollution / Allen Hershkowitz -- Recycling may not be the most effective means of preventing solid waste pollution / Lynn Scarlett -- Nuclear energy is an environmentally sound solution to preventing greenhouse gas emissions / John Ritch -- Nuclear energy is not an environmentally sound solution to preventing greenhouse gas emissions / Arjun Makhijani -- Automobile use in America must be discouraged to save the environment / Jane Holtz Kay -- A war on automobiles to save the environment is not justified / Alan Caruba -- American wealth and consumption patterns degrade the environment / David Schaller -- American wealth and consumption patterns enhance the environment / Peter Huber -- Suburban sprawl threatens America's wildlife / Kathrin Day Lassila -- Suburban sprawl does not threaten America's wildlife / Jane S. Shaw -- Free-market principles should guide environmental policy / Terry L. Anderson and Jane S. Shaw -- Free-market principles should not guide environmental policy / Carol Estes -- Technology and modern industry must be rejected to save the environment / Kirkpatrick Sale -- Technology and modern industry must be used to preserve the environment / Walter Truett Anderson -- The United States should treat the environment as a national security issue / William A. Nitze -- The United States should not treat the environment as an issue of national security / Paul Benjamin. |
Subject |
Environmental degradation -- United States.
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Human ecology -- United States.
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Environmental policy -- United States.
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Added Author |
Dudley, William, 1964-
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ISBN |
0737706546 |
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0737706538 paperback |
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