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The Environment

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ch. 1. Is there a global environmental crisis? There are multiple threats to the earth's environment / Brian Parham -- New report undercuts global warming alarmists / Michael Barone -- The earth's water supply is in grave danger / Jay Famiglietti -- The earth's water supply is not in danger / Rob Lyons -- ch. 2. How should climate change be addressed? Renewable energy can significantly reduce the impact of climate change / Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- Renewable energy's role in reducing climate change is currently limited / Matthew Stepp -- Nuclear power is the best way to address climate change / Arthur R. Williams -- Nuclear power is an environmentally and economically unsound way to address climate change / Friends of the Earth -- Reducing carbon emissions will slow climate change / Barack Obama -- Carbon emissions have no significant impact on climate change / Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change -- ch. 3. Are western societies' practices bad for the environment? Fracking is harmful to the environment / Food and Water Watch -- Fracking is not harmful to the environment / Bill Freeman -- Electronic waste is a serious environmental and health hazard / Karin Lundgren -- The environmental and health effects of electronic waste are exaggerated / Adam Minter -- Meat production is a major contributor to climate change / United Nations Global Environment Alert Service -- Meat production's contribution to climate change is exaggerated / Rod Smith -- ch. 4. What policies will improve the environment? Plastic bag bans protect the environment / Stiv Wilson -- Plastic bag bans do not protect the environment / Todd Myers -- Extended producer responsibility mandates benefit the environment and businesses / Conrad MacKerron -- Extended producer responsibility spreads: junk bond / The Economist.
"Opposing Viewpoints: The Environment: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"-- Provided by publisher.

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SERIES
Opposing viewpoints series.



PUBLISHED
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: 224 pages ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780737766554 (paperback)
0737766557 (paperback)

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Zott, Lynn M. 1969-

SUBJECTS
Environmental degradation.
Environmental degradation -- United States.
Environmental quality.
Environmental policy.
Environmental policy -- United States.
Environmental protection.
Environmental protection -- United States.