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Author | : Helen Caldicott |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2009-09-30 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780393072709 |
“Helen Caldicott has the rare ability to combine science with passion, logic with love, and urgency with humor.” —Naomi Klein From the leader and spokeswoman of the antinuclear movement comes a revised and updated edition of this groundbreaking, widely acclaimed classic. Exploring dangerous global trends such as ozone depletion, global warming, toxic pollution, food contamination, and deforestation, Helen Caldicott presents a picture of our world and the forces that threaten its existence. As always, she gives a prescription for a cure and cause for hope, rallying readers to action with the contention that our fight for the planet will draw its strength from love for the Earth itself.
Author | : Helen Caldicott |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2009-09-14 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0393333027 |
Presents a picture of our world and the forces that threaten its existence. It gives a prescription for a cure and cause for hope, rallying readers to action with the contention that our fight for the planet will draw its strength from love for the Earth itself.
Author | : Helen Caldicott |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton |
Total Pages | : 231 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Environmental protection |
ISBN | : 9780393030457 |
Essays by the noted Australian anti-nuclear activist, Helen Caldicott, on a range of issues from pollution and overpopulation to ways of remedying the current ecological crisis. Indexed, with references and notes on campaign strategies and tactics.
Author | : Harry Henderson |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2014-05-12 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1610693973 |
Provides timely and up-to-date facts, context, perspectives, and tools to make informed decisions about nuclear energy. In the 21st century, nuclear power has been identified as a viable alternative to traditional energy sources to stem global climate change, and condemned as risky to human health and environmentally irresponsible. Do the advantages of nuclear energy outweigh the risks, especially in light of the meltdown at the Fukushima plant in 2011? This guide provides both a comprehensive overview of this critical and controversial technology, presenting reference tools that include important facts and statistics, biographical profiles, a chronology, and a glossary. It covers major controversies and proposed solutions in detail and contains contributions by experts and important stakeholders that provide invaluable perspective on the topic.
Author | : Robert R. Johnson |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2012-08-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0313392803 |
This book presents a compelling account of atomic development over the last century that demonstrates how humans have repeatedly chosen to ignore the associated impacts for the sake of technological, scientific, military, and economic expediency. In 1945, Albert Einstein said, "The release of atomic power has changed everything except our way of thinking ... the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind." This statement seems more valid today than ever. Romancing the Atom: Nuclear Infatuation from the Radium Girls to Fukushima presents compelling moments that clearly depict the folly and shortsightedness of our "atomic mindset" and shed light upon current issues of nuclear power, waste disposal, and weapons development. The book consists of ten nonfiction historical vignettes, including the women radium dial painters of the 1920s, the expulsion of the Bikini Island residents to create a massive "petri dish" for post-World War II bomb and radiation testing, the government-subsidized uranium rush of the 1950s and its effects on Native American communities, and the secret radioactive material development facilities in residential neighborhoods. In addition, the book includes original interviews of prominent historians, writers, and private citizens involved with these poignant stories. More information is available online at www.romancingtheatom.com.
Author | : Megan McKenna |
Publisher | : Image |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2013-02-05 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0385508549 |
Renowned Catholic author Megan McKenna celebrates her 50th book with a controversial interpretation of the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John and what they mean for the Church and society today. In many ways, modern audiences have become so familiar with the gospels that we've stopped listening and integreting their wisdom into our everyday lives. Acclaimed author Megan McKenna explores the messages of the four gospels in the context of daily life when they were originally written and interprets their meaning for our modern world. While some argue for the development of new gospels for the 21st century, McKenna argues that we haven't paid due attention to the ones we already have; in many cases, we've ignored sections of these teachings entirely and twisted their meaning to suit our own agendas. McKenna breaks it down, gospel by gospel, and shows us how the lessons of Jesus's apostles continue to resonate.
Author | : Hans A. Baer |
Publisher | : Rowman Altamira |
Total Pages | : 367 |
Release | : 2012-06-28 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 075912132X |
Many progressive scholars, particularly in the social sciences, have increasingly come to acknowledge that anthropogenic climate change constitutes yet another contradiction of global capitalism. This book constitutes an effort to develop a critical social science of climate change, one that posits its roots in global capitalism with its emphasis on profit-making, a treadmill of production and consumption, heavy reliance on fossil fuels, and commitment to ongoing economic expansion. It explores the systemic changes necessary to create a more socially just and sustainable world system that would possibly start to move humanity toward a safer climate and discusses the role of a burgeoning climate movement in this effort.
Author | : Jonathan Franzen |
Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2021-01-21 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0008434050 |
The climate change is coming. To prepare for it, we need to admit that we can’t prevent it.
Author | : Edward Robert Wells |
Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780810833319 |
An attempt to capture the people, places, and events which have contributed to the development of environmentalism around the world, attempting to place each term used in the context of a developing movement. Although the focus of this volume is the history of North American environmentalism, entries that are not purely North American in scope have been included because they somehow helped to shape environmentalism on this continent.
Author | : Laurel Sefton MacDowell |
Publisher | : UBC Press |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2012-07-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0774821043 |
Traces how Canada’s colonial and national development contributed to modern environmental problems such as urban sprawl, the collapse of fisheries, and climate change Includes over 200 photographs, maps, figures, and sidebar discussions on key figures, concepts, and cases Offers concise definitions of environmental concepts Ties Canadian history to issues relevant to contemporary society Introduces students to a new, dynamic approach to the past Throughout history most people have associated northern North America with wilderness – with abundant fish and game, snow-capped mountains, and endless forest and prairie. Canada’s contemporary picture gallery, however, contains more disturbing images – deforested mountains, empty fisheries, and melting ice caps. Adopting both a chronological and thematic approach, Laurel MacDowell examines human interactions with the land, and the origins of our current environmental crisis, from first peoples to the Kyoto Protocol. This richly illustrated exploration of the past from an environmental perspective will change the way Canadians and others around the world think about – and look at – Canada.