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9780737752328 (pbk.) |
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eng |
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.P582 2011 |
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| Classification number |
363.73 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| AUTHOR NAME |
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| AUTHOR NAME |
Gerdes, Louise I. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Pollution / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Louise I. Gerdes, book editor. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Detroit [Mich.] : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Greenhaven Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2011. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
262 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Opposing viewpoints series |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Air pollution continues to be a serious problem / American Lung Association -- Air pollution is not a serious problem / Joel Schwartz -- Electronic waste is a serious problem / Kurk Marko -Producer responsibility can limit the impact of electronic waste / Beverly Thorpe -- Plastic debris is polluting the world's oceans / Richard Grant -- The quantity and impact of plastic debris in the world's oceans is unknown / Carl Bialik -- Pharmaceuticals may be poisoning America's drinking water / Patricia Frank -- Clean coal technologies can reduce carbon dioxide emissions / Robert S. Giglio -- Clean coal technology will not reduce air pollution / Jeff Biggers -- Plug-in electric vehicles will reduce air pollution / Siena Kaplan, Brad Heavner, and Rob Sargent -- Plug-in electric vehicles will increase air pollution / James R. Healey -- Biofuels have the potential to reduce polluting greenhouse gas emissions / World Policy Institute -- Ethanol increases pollution / Sasha Lilley -- Nuclear power will reduce air pollution / Nuclear Energy Institute -- Nuclear power will hinder efforts to reduce air pollution / Travis Madsen, Tony Dutzik, Bernadette Del Chiaro, and Rob Sargent -- Consumer-purchased carbon offsets will reduce carbon emissions / Robert H. Frank -- Consumer-purchased carbon offsets do not always reduce carbon emissions / Doug Struck -- Recycling innovation will reduce e-waste pollution / Valerie Thomas -- Green urban stormwater infrastructure can reduce waterway pollution / Nancy Stoner -- Increased federal oversight of offshore oil drilling is necessary to prevent pollution / Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA) -- Offshore oil drilling technologies are too challenging to regulate / Kenneth Rogoff -- Federally mandated cap-and-trade policies will reduce air pollution / John Podesta -- Federally mandated cap-and-trade policies will not reduce air pollution / Kenneth Green -- The US government should subsidize liquid fuel production from coal / John N. Ward -- The US government should not subsidize liquid fuel production from coal / David G. Hawkins. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
This volume explores topics relating to environmental pollution by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions. |
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Air |
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Air |
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| Personal name |
Gerdes, Louise I., |
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01. English Non Fiction |
