The Green Revolution: The American Environmental Movement, 1962-1992 (A Critical Issue)

Type

Book

Authors

Kirkpatrick Sale

ISBN 10

080901551X

ISBN 13

9780809015511

Tags

Ecology, Environmental Science, Environmental Policy

Description

The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics. The Green Revolution documents the tremendous change in public awareness and attitudes since the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Sale assesses the growth of national environmental organizations and the influence of scientists and their theories about global warming, the greenhouse effect, acid rain, toxic waste, and biodiversity. And he shows how environmental concerns affect all levels of society and much of our government's legislative and regulatory work. - from Amzon

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