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000852359 24500 $$aTaking sides.$$pClashing views on environmental issues /$$c[selected, edited and with introductions by] Thomas A. Easton.
000852359 24630 $$aClashing views on environmental issues
000852359 24630 $$aEnvironmental issues
000852359 250__ $$aSeventeenth edition.
000852359 264_1 $$a[New York] :$$bMcGraw-Hill Education,$$c[2018]
000852359 300__ $$aiv, 331 pages ;$$c28 cm.
000852359 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent
000852359 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia
000852359 338__ $$avolume$$bnc$$2rdacarrier
000852359 4901_ $$aTaking sides
000852359 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references.
000852359 5050_ $$aUnit 1. -- Environmental philosophy. -- Is "sustainability" still possible? -- Are there limits to growth? -- Should we be pricing ecosystem services? -- Unit 2. --Principles versus politics.--  Does designating "wild lands" harm rural economies? -- Does extensive endangered species act litigation threaten species recovery, job creation, and socioeconomic growth? -- Should environmental regulations be able to limit property rights? -- Can "green" marketing claims be believed? -- Unit 3. -- Energy issues. -- Can we reduce carbon emissions enough to limit global warming? -- Do we need research guidelines for geoengineering? -- Should we continue to rely on fossil fuels? -- Do the benefits of biofuels exceed their costs? --  Unit 4. -- Food and population. -- Do we have a population problem? -- Does commercial fishing have a future? -- Does the world need high-tech agriculture? -- Do genetically modified crops cause farmer suicides? -- Unit 5. -- Hazardous releases. -- Should society limit carbon dioxide emissions by power plants? -- Is the fracking industry adequately regulated for public safety? -- Do we need new regulations for synthetic biology? -- Should genetically engineered mosquitoes be released into the environment to fight diseases? -- Do current TSCA reform efforts adequately address the need to protect public health from industrial chemicals? -- Is the process of decommissioning nuclear reactors sound?
000852359 650_0 $$aEnvironmental policy.
000852359 650_0 $$aEnvironmental protection.
000852359 650_0 $$aEnvironmental ethics.
000852359 650_0 $$aEnvironmental engineering.
000852359 650_0 $$aEnvironmental sciences.
000852359 7001_ $$aEaston, Thomas A.
000852359 830_0 $$aTaking sides.
000852359 85200 $$bgen$$hGE170$$i.T34$$i2018
000852359 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:852359$$pGLOBAL_SET
000852359 980__ $$aBIB
000852359 980__ $$aBOOK