Offering a comprehensive look at the policymaking process, this title examines the motivations of public officials, the resources they have for shaping opinion, the influence of interest groups, and the evolution of waste reduction programs in Minnesota and other states.
Environmental Racism and the Rise of the Environmental Justice Movement
Examines one of the fastest growing social movements in the United States, the movement for environmental justice. Tracing the movement's roots, this book provides case studies of communities across the US - towns like Kettleman City, California; Chester, Pennsylvania; and Dilkon, Arizona - and their struggles against corporate polluters.
Environmental Racism and the Rise of the Environmental Justice Movement
Examines one of the fastest growing social movements in the United States, the movement for environmental justice. Tracing the movement's roots, this book provides case studies of communities across the US - towns like Kettleman City, California; Chester, Pennsylvania; and Dilkon, Arizona - and their struggles against corporate polluters.
Environmental groups for the first time formalized their role in shaping US and international trade policy during their involvement in NAFTA negotiations. Examining the role that environmental politics play in trade policy, this volume offers fresh insights into the political effectiveness of environmental organizations.
The Cultural Roots of the Current Environmental Crisis
Traces the development of cultural attitudes toward the environment and technology over the span of human civilization. This work explores the effects influential thinkers and movements have had on environmental attitudes.
In this inspirational story, Australian author Sarah Pye takes you on a journey through the extraordinary globe-trotting life of Malaysian ecologist Dr Wong Siew Te, or Papa Bear, as tries to save the forgotten bear from extinction and proves one person CAN make a difference.
Tundra Beavers, Quaking Bogs, and the Improbable World of Peat
In a world filled with breathtaking beauty, we have often overlooked the elusive charm and magic of certain landscapes. A cloudy river flows into a verdant Arctic wetland where sandhill cranes and muskoxen dwell. Further south, cypress branches hang low over dismal swamps. Places like these-collectively known as swamplands or peatlands-often go ......
Does the EPA comply with the basic principles embodied in the phrase the rule of law. James DeLong says they do not. This book should frighten all who believe in the democratic process.
Much of what you've heard about plastic pollution may be wrong. Instead of a great island of trash, the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch is made up of manmade debris spread over hundreds of miles of sea--more like a soup than a floating garbage dump. Recycling is more complicated than we were taught: less than nine percent of the plastic we ......