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"Although the earth has been around for millions of years, humans have only been seriously interested in protecting and preserving the environment for less than 200 years; the terms "conservationism" and "environmentalism" are little more than 100 years old. The Industrial R...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Philpott, Don (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Bernan Press, [2015]
Colección:Critical documents series ; 1.
Temas:
Environmental policy > United States.
Pollution > United States.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Pollution > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Ecology
Environmental policy
Pollution
United States > Environmental conditions.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. The big question
  • A little background
  • Key moments along the environmental highway
  • The current political situation
  • The administration
  • The administration's environmental policy
  • The Republicans
  • The environmental movement
  • The anti-environmentalists
  • Global warming. Our changing climate
  • Causes of climate change
  • Future climate change
  • Response options
  • Clean air. The plain English guide to the Clean Air Act
  • Six common air pollutants
  • Acid rain
  • Clean water. Water treatment
  • Water conservation
  • Private wells
  • Clean oceans
  • Final recommendations of the task force
  • Coastal watershed protection
  • Marine pollution
  • Renewable energy. Solar
  • Hydropower
  • Wind
  • Biomass
  • Geothermal
  • Hydrogen
  • Ocean
  • Future of renewable energy
  • Appendix A: Timeline
  • Appendix B: Glossary
  • Appendix C: Resources.

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