A moment on the Earth : the coming age of environmental optimism / Gregg Easterbrook
- Bib ID:
- 2122417
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Easterbrook, Gregg
- Description:
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- New York : Viking, 1995
- xxi, 745 p. ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0670839833 (acid-free paper)
- Full contents:
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- Preface: Why the Good News Shouldn't Scare You
- Pt. 1. The Long View: Thinking Like Nature. 1. The Dance of the Ages. 2. The Green Fortress. 3. Time as the Ultimate Resource. 4. Is Humanity a Special Threat? 5. Is Humanity a Mistake? 6. The End of Nature: Not a Moment Too Soon. 7. Does Nature Have a Soul? 8. Does Nature Have Values? 9. Does Nature Have a God? 10. The Case Against Nature
- Pt. 2. The Short View: Thinking Like People. 11. Acid Rain. 12. Air Pollution. 13. Case Study: The Spotted Owl. 14. Chemicals. 15. Clean Tech. 16. Climate I: Global Cold. 17. Climate II: Global Warmth. 18. Economics. 19. Energy I: Today's Power. 20. Energy II: The Renewable Future. 21. Enviros. 22. Farms. 23. The (Industrial) Forest. 24. Genes. 25. Land. 26. Politics. 27. Population. 28. Radiation, Artificial. 29. Radiation, Natural. 30. Species. 31. The Third World. 32. Toxic Wastes. 33. Water. 34. The Ecorealist Manifesto.
- Pt. 3. The Green Future: People and Nature Learning to Think Together. 35. The Balance. 36. The New Nature. 37. The Heavens. 38. The River of Life.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 713-731) and index.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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