Rational Readings on Environmental ConcernsJay H. Lehr Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992 - 841 pages Rational Readings on Environmental Concerns Edited by Jay H. Lehr Nearly 50 of today's best known scientific, medical, and political minds discuss the full gamut of environmental issues in this provocative volume. They offer a wide range of insights on the state of environmental science today, including many alternative interpretations you won't find in any other media. Leading authorities such as Bruce Ames on carcinogenicity, Bernard Cohen on radioactivity, Fred Singer on global warming, Dixie Lee Ray on nuclear energy, and more than 40 other frequently quoted voices on the environment offer critical thinking about concerns related to wetlands, ozone reduction, radon, forest reduction, acid rain, asbestos, the greenhouse effect and every other popular environmental issue. These contributions emphasize that environmental policies must be based on careful inquiry that is free of passion, and fully reliant on peer reviewed scientific investigation. Throughout they separate facts from fallacies and offer cool-headed scientific approaches, rather than emotional outrage, for dealing with real problems. You'll find out what biotechnology, environmental economics, medicine, nutrition, recycling, and other strategies can really do to correct serious worldwide problems. Plus, here's the real story on the environmental impacts of: Agricultural chemicals Asbestos Biomagnification DDT Dioxin Electromagnetic fields Groundwater contamination Landfills Nuclear energy Radiation. Rational Readings on Environmental Concerns serves as a vital aid to decision making in the environmental arena. It is essential reading for environmental engineers, toxicologists, pathologists, cancer researchers, lawyers, legislators, regulators, and other professionals involved in environmental protection and assessment. It is also the best source of accurate and comprehensive data on environmental science for the media and publicly active citizens promoting environmental protection. |
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... environmental regulations was tempered by the probable impact of such regulations on several factors : higher product costs , higher taxes , difficulty for American companies in competing , job losses , and more U.S. dependency on ...
... environmental regulations was tempered by the probable impact of such regulations on several factors : higher product costs , higher taxes , difficulty for American companies in competing , job losses , and more U.S. dependency on ...
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... environmental politics , non - profit environmental groups have become almost an adjunct of the bureaucracy . The major environmental groups receive large sums of money from government agencies , and contributions from their donors ...
... environmental politics , non - profit environmental groups have become almost an adjunct of the bureaucracy . The major environmental groups receive large sums of money from government agencies , and contributions from their donors ...
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Jay H. Lehr. The Environmental Party Environmentalism has emerged to become the preeminent American political party . Twelve organizations comprise the base of support for the Environmental party . " All told , the Environmental party ...
Jay H. Lehr. The Environmental Party Environmentalism has emerged to become the preeminent American political party . Twelve organizations comprise the base of support for the Environmental party . " All told , the Environmental party ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Environmentalism and the Assault on Reason Richard F Sanford | 16 |
The Great Acid Rain Flimflam Edward C Krug | 35 |
Copyright | |
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