Taking sides : clashing views on environmental issues /
Taking sides : clashing views on environmental issues /
Clashing views on environmental issues Environmental issues
[edited by] Thomas A. Easton.
- Sixteenth edition expanded.
- [Columbus, OH] : McGraw-Hill Education Create, c2016.
- iv, 300 pages ; 28 cm
- Taking sides .
Includes bibliographical references
Preface -- Introduction -- Unit 1. Environmental philosophy -- 1.1. Do we need the precautionary principle? -- 1.2. Are there limits to growth? -- 1.3. Should we be pricing ecosystem services? -- Unit 2. Principles versus politics -- 2.1. Does designating "wild lands" harm rural economies? -- 2.2. Does excessive Endangered Species Act litigation threaten species recovery, job creation, and economic growth? -- 2.3. Can "green" marketing claims be believed? -- Unit 3. Energy issues -- 3.1. Is anthropogenic global warming real and dangerous? -- 3.2. Do we need research guidelines for geoengineering? -- 3.3. Should we continue to rely on fossil fuels? -- 3.4. Is shale gas the solution to our energy woes? -- 3.5. Is renewable energy green? -- 3.6. Are biofuels a reasonable substitute for fossil fuels? -- 3.7. Is hydropower a sound choice for renewable energy? -- Unit 4. Food and population -- 4.1. Do we have a population problem? -- 4.2. Does commercial fishing have a future? -- 4.3. Does the world need high-tech agriculture? -- 4.4. Do genetically modified crops cause farmer suicides? -- Unit 5. Hazardous releases -- 5.1. Should society impose a moratorium on the use and release of "synthetic biology" organisms? -- 5.2. Is Bisphenol A a potentially serious health threat? -- 5.3. Should agricultural animal wastes be exempt from the requirements of superfund legislation? -- 5.4. Should the United States reprocess spent nuclear fuel?
9781259343254 (pbk)
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Environmental ethics
Environmental engineering
Environmental sciences
GE170 / T13 2016
Includes bibliographical references
Preface -- Introduction -- Unit 1. Environmental philosophy -- 1.1. Do we need the precautionary principle? -- 1.2. Are there limits to growth? -- 1.3. Should we be pricing ecosystem services? -- Unit 2. Principles versus politics -- 2.1. Does designating "wild lands" harm rural economies? -- 2.2. Does excessive Endangered Species Act litigation threaten species recovery, job creation, and economic growth? -- 2.3. Can "green" marketing claims be believed? -- Unit 3. Energy issues -- 3.1. Is anthropogenic global warming real and dangerous? -- 3.2. Do we need research guidelines for geoengineering? -- 3.3. Should we continue to rely on fossil fuels? -- 3.4. Is shale gas the solution to our energy woes? -- 3.5. Is renewable energy green? -- 3.6. Are biofuels a reasonable substitute for fossil fuels? -- 3.7. Is hydropower a sound choice for renewable energy? -- Unit 4. Food and population -- 4.1. Do we have a population problem? -- 4.2. Does commercial fishing have a future? -- 4.3. Does the world need high-tech agriculture? -- 4.4. Do genetically modified crops cause farmer suicides? -- Unit 5. Hazardous releases -- 5.1. Should society impose a moratorium on the use and release of "synthetic biology" organisms? -- 5.2. Is Bisphenol A a potentially serious health threat? -- 5.3. Should agricultural animal wastes be exempt from the requirements of superfund legislation? -- 5.4. Should the United States reprocess spent nuclear fuel?
9781259343254 (pbk)
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Environmental ethics
Environmental engineering
Environmental sciences
GE170 / T13 2016