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Author:   Teri J. Walker
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   ABC-CLIO
Weight:   1.134kg
ISBN:  

9781440847097

ISBN 10:   1440847096
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   01 December 2017
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  College/higher education ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Preface: Partisan Environmental Priorities Introduction Climate Change Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Emissions Trading Endangered Species Environmental Justice Freshwater Use and Pollution Fuel and Energy Efficiency Standards Genetically Modified Foods Grazing Hazardous Waste Disposal Hydraulic Fracturing (""Fracking"") Hydroelectric Energy Indoor Air Pollution Logging on Public Lands Marine Pollution and Protection Mining Motorized Recreation on Public Lands National Parks Noise Pollution Nuclear Waste Disposal Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Outdoor Air Pollution Ozone Depletion Pesticides Public Lands Solar Energy Sustainability Transportation Wetlands Wilderness Conservation Wind Energy Glossary Selected Bibliography Index About the Contributors"

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The book deftly explains the different stances of each party and expertly documents differences of opinion within the parties, effectively debunking assumptions. . . . VERDICT An excellent, balanced resource that summarizes complex and sometimes controversial political stances on environmental issues for general readers, high school students, and undergraduates. - Library Journal

The book deftly explains the different stances of each party and expertly documents differences of opinion within the parties, effectively debunking assumptions. . . . VERDICT An excellent, balanced resource that summarizes complex and sometimes controversial political stances on environmental issues for general readers, high school students, and undergraduates. - Library Journal Today's Environmental Issues is recommended for students and researchers who want a quick introduction to a topic of contemporary environmental concern, along with a description of leaders' voting patterns on those topics. - Booklist Online Scholars and students should find the information useful to their studies. - ARBA

The book deftly explains the different stances of each party and expertly documents differences of opinion within the parties, effectively debunking assumptions. . . . VERDICT An excellent, balanced resource that summarizes complex and sometimes controversial political stances on environmental issues for general readers, high school students, and undergraduates. * Library Journal * Today's Environmental Issues is recommended for students and researchers who want a quick introduction to a topic of contemporary environmental concern, along with a description of leaders' voting patterns on those topics. * Booklist Online * Scholars and students should find the information useful to their studies. * ARBA *

Today's Environmental Issues is recommended for students and researchers who want a quick introduction to a topic of contemporary environmental concern, along with a description of leaders' voting patterns on those topics. - Booklist Online The book deftly explains the different stances of each party and expertly documents differences of opinion within the parties, effectively debunking assumptions. . . . VERDICT An excellent, balanced resource that summarizes complex and sometimes controversial political stances on environmental issues for general readers, high school students, and undergraduates. - Library Journal

Author Information

Teri J. Walker, PhD, is associate professor of political science at Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL.

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