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020			_a9780073031842
082			_a363.7 _bTAK
245			_aTaking sides. Clashing views on controversial environmental issues
250			_a8th Edition.
260			_aGuilford, CT : _bDushkin/McGraw-Hill, _c©1999.
300			_axxvi, 353 p. : _billustrations ;
500			_aIncluded Index.
505			_aPart 1. General philosophical and political issues: Should a price be put on the goods and services provided by the world's ecosystems? ; Does wilderness have intrinsic value? ; Is the U.S. Endangered Species Act fundamentally sound? ; Should environmental policy be redesigned to cure environmental racism? ; Is limiting population growth a key factor in protecting the global environment? ; Does environmental regulation unnecessarily limit private property rights? ; Will pollution rights trading effectively control environmental problems? -- Part 2. The environment and technology: Is biotechnology an environmentally sound way to increase food production? ; Do environmental hormone mimics pose a serious health threat? ; Is the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to tighten air quality standards for ozone and particulates justified? ; Should pollution prevention and reduction be a focus of agricultural policy? -- Part 3. Disposing of wastes: Hazardous waste : should the "polluter pays" provision of Superfund be weakened? ; Municipal waste : is recycling an environmentally and economically sound waste management strategy? ; Nuclear waste : should the United States continue to focus plans for permanent nuclear waste disposal exclusively at Yucca Mountain? -- Part 4. The environment and the future: Will voluntary action by industry reduce the need for future environmental regulation? ; Do the projected consequences of ozone depletion justify phasing out chlorofluorocarbons? ; Are aggressive international efforts needed to slow global warming? ; Are major changes needed to avert a global environmental crisis?
520			_aIntroduces students to controversies in environmental policies and science. The readings reflect a variety of viewpoints and are staged as "pro" and "con" debates. Selections are organized around the areas of general issues, the environment and technology, and disposing of wastes.
650			_aEnvironmental policy.
650			_aEnvironmental engineering.
650			_aEnvironment.
650			_aPublic Policy.
700			_aGoldfarb, Theodore D. (Editor)
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