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Diagnosis: Mercury by Jane M. Hightower
epub |eng | 2013-02-11 | Author:Jane M. Hightower [Hightower, Jane M.]

In June 1972, an editorial in the British Medical Journal, noting the necessity of developing standards for acceptable daily intake of mercury, commented on the incident and its aftermath: “Unfortunately, ...
( Category: Environmental Policy November 26,2016 )
Earth at Risk by Derrick Jensen
epub |eng | 2013-09-23 | Author:Derrick Jensen

Lierre Keith “The ruling religion of this planet is called patriarchy. We will not save life on earth until we dismantle masculinity.” Derrick Jensen: Lierre Keith is a writer and ...
( Category: Environmental Policy September 24,2016 )
Facing the Anthropocene by Ian Angus
epub |eng | 2016-09-22 | Author:Ian Angus

Cheap and Abundant Oil Although no one yet knew how big it was, production was about to start in what turned out to be the largest conventional petroleum deposit in ...
( Category: Communism & Socialism September 23,2016 )
Green Growth by Gareth Dale Manu V. Mathai Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira
epub |eng | 2016-09-22 | Author:Gareth Dale,Manu V. Mathai,Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira

CHAPTER 8 Green jobs to promote sustainable development: creating a value chain of solid waste recycling in Brazil Anne Posthuma and Paulo Sergio Muçouçah* Introduction The concept of ‘green growth’ ...
( Category: Environmental Policy September 23,2016 )
Getting to Green by Frederic C. Rich
epub |eng | | Author:Frederic C. Rich

I feel unable to end this exploration of reasons why we should care for the natural world without making the simple point that both nature itself, and the caring for ...
( Category: Environmental Policy September 5,2016 )
Innovation and Its Enemies: Why People Resist New Technologies by Calestous Juma
epub |eng | 2016-06-05 | Author:Calestous Juma [Juma, Calestous]

Calling the Tune The emergence of recorded music drastically changed the music landscape. Sound recording democratized music and made listening more convenient. But it threatened the employment of live musicians ...
( Category: Environmental Policy August 19,2016 )
The Man Who Built the Sierra Club by Robert Wyss
epub |eng | 2016-06-06 | Author:Robert Wyss

14. Diablo and Galápagos Taking risks has been my trouble in the environmental movement. Because I am a climber, I am aware that there’s a certain amount of danger in ...
( Category: Environmental Policy July 24,2016 )
Retreat from a Rising Sea by Orrin H. Pilkey
epub, pdf |eng | 2016-05-23 | Author:Orrin H. Pilkey

Recently the Army Corps of Engineers declared that Fire Island, New York, had been “damaged” by Hurricane Sandy, a clear misunderstanding of barrier-island evolution processes. Some islands are narrow and ...
( Category: Environmental Policy July 8,2016 )
Heal the World: David Icke's Do-It-Yourself Guide to Human & Planetary Transformation by David Icke
epub, mobi |eng | 1999-05-23 | Author:David Icke [Icke, David]

11 A Time to Feel You will probably have come across the term ‘going within’. When someone not in the know asks “what can I do?”, and they are told ...
( Category: Environmental Policy June 9,2016 )
Eco-Tyranny by Brian Sussman
epub |eng | 2012-04-11 | Author:Brian Sussman

AMERICANS HELD HOSTAGE Since 1960, we’ve elected federal leaders who have allowed us to be held hostage by a small cabal callous to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. ...
( Category: Conservatism & Liberalism April 12,2016 )
Environmental Politics and Policy by Walter A. Rosenbaum
epub, pdf |eng | 2010-08-04 | Author:Walter A. Rosenbaum [Rosenbaum, Walter A.]

Table 6-1 Changes in Air Quality, 1980–2008 Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality Trends, available at: http://www.epa.gov/airtrends/aqtrends.html (accessed January 25, 2010). Notes: “—” indicates trend data not available. PM ...
( Category: Environmental Policy March 9,2016 )
Capitalism in the Web of Life: Ecology and the Accumulation of Capital by Jason W. Moore
epub |eng | 2015-09-14 | Author:Jason W. Moore [Moore, Jason W.]

Second, in Harvey’s broader theory of spatial fix, the initial flexibility of capital, and acceleration of turnover time, achieved through a “built environment” (urban spaces) favorable to capital in one ...
( Category: Environmental Policy January 2,2016 )
The Greatest Hoax by James Inhofe
epub |eng | 2012-12-17 | Author:James Inhofe

THE APPEASERS When I think of all the backroom deals that took place during the Waxman-Markey and Kerry-Graham-Lieberman days, the maxim that comes to mind is: “No man survives when ...
( Category: Environmental Policy December 18,2015 )
Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Leads to Bad Science, Pandering Politicians and Misguided Policies that Hurt the Poor [2008, 2010] by Roy W. Spencer
epub |eng | 2008-03-26 | Author:Roy W. Spencer [Spencer, Roy W.]

Instead, I am claiming that our confidence in current climate models’ ability to predict the future is misplaced. This is partly due to the inherent complexity of the climate system. ...
( Category: Environmental Policy October 18,2015 )
How the Government Got in Your Backyard by Jeff Gillman
epub |eng | 2011-10-09 | Author:Jeff Gillman

Policy Option Three: Label Every Food That Includes Genetically Engineered Material Biotechnology is being inflicted upon us without our approval. This is not okay. True, there’s no definitive proof that ...
( Category: Environmental Policy October 10,2015 )

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