Breakpoint : reckoning with America's environmental crises / Jeremy B.C. Jackson and Steve Chapple.
Jackson, Jeremy B. C., 1942- author.; Chapple, Steve, author.
2018
GE150 .J33 2018eb
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Title Breakpoint : reckoning with America's environmental crises / Jeremy B.C. Jackson and Steve Chapple.
Author Jackson, Jeremy B. C., 1942- author.
ISBN 9780300235036 (electronic book)
0300235038 (electronic book)
0300179391
9780300179392
Published New Haven [Connecticut] : Yale University Press, [2018]
Copyright ©2018
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xvi, 296 pages)
Call Number GE150 .J33 2018eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 363.700973
Summary "An insightful look at the American environmental crisis and emerging solutions from the heartland to the coasts in the era of global climate change. Eminent ecologist Jeremy B. C. Jackson and award-winning journalist Steve Chapple traveled the length of the Mississippi River interviewing farmers, fishermen, scientists, and policymakers to better understand the mounting environmental problems ravaging the United States. Along their journey, which quickly expanded to California, Florida, and New York, the pair uncovered surprising and profound connections between ecological systems and environmental crises across the country. Artfully weaving together independent research and engaging storytelling, Jackson and Chapple examine the looming threats from recent hurricanes and fires, industrial agriculture, river mismanagement, extreme weather events, drought, and rising sea levels that are pushing the country toward the breaking point of ecological and economic collapse. Yet, despite these challenges, the authors provide optimistic and practical solutions for addressing these multidimensional issues to achieve greater environmental stability, human well-being, and future economic prosperity. With a passionate call to action, they look hopefully toward emerging and achievable solutions to preserve the country's future"--Jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-275) and index.
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Added Author Chapple, Steve, author.
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Heartland. Corn off the cob
Food versus fuel
Where's the food?
Don't drink that!
Coast. Delta dawn
Blue bayou
The fate of a great city
Too Little Water and Too Much. Sea level rise is dangerous
Retreat from the coasts
Agriculture in crisis
Reinventing agriculture
Epilogue: America at the crossroads.

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