Taking sides. Clashing views on environmental issues /
Taking sides: environmental issues
selected, edited, and with introductions by Theodore D. Goldfarb.
- 14th ed.
- Guilford, Conn. : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, c2012.
- xxiv, 403 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Is the Precautionary Principle a Sound Approach to Risk Analysis? -- Is Sustainable Development Compatible with Human Welfare? -- Should a price be put on the goods and services provided by the world's ecosystems? -- Should North America?s Landscape Be Restored To Its Pre-Human State? ? Should the Military be Exempt from Environmental Regulations? -- Will Restricting Carbon Emissions Damage the U.S. Economy? -- Should We Drill for Offshore Oil? -- Is Carbon Capture Technology Ready to Limit Carbon Emissions? -- Is it Time to Put Geothermal Energy on the Fast Track? -- Should Cars be More Efficient? -- Are Biofuels Responsible for Rising Food Prices? -- Is it Time to Revive Nuclear Power? -- Are Improved Aid Policies the Best Way to Improve Global Food Supply and Protect World Population? -- Is Genetic Engineering the Answer to Hunger? -- Can Organic Farming Feed the World? --Should DDT be Banned Worldwide? -- Do Environmental Hormone Mimics Pose a Potentially Serious Health Threat? -- Is the Superfund Program Successfully Protecting Human Health from Hazardous Chemicals? -- Should the United States Repossess Spent Nuclear Fuel? -- Does Commercial Fishing Have a Future? -- Is Global Warming a Catastrophe that Warrants Immediate Attention?