Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Biopiracy Biopiracy Vandana Shiva "Internationally renowned environmentalist Vandana Shiva argues that genetic engineering and the cloning of organisms are "the ultimate expression of the commercialization of science and the commodif… OL1054919W
Saudi maritime policy Saudi maritime policy Hatim Al-Bisher "This book is concerned with the integrated governance and enactment of Saudi maritime policy. It takes a comparative approach the authors examine the concept of integrated national maritime policy (… OL15921509W
Environmental and health regulation in the United States and the European Union Environmental and health regulation in the United States and the European Union Mitchell P. Smith "This book explains why the rigor of environmental and health regulation in the European Union has surpassed that in the United States during the past decade. The book develops an original argument d… OL16142475W
The doomsday machine The doomsday machine Martin Cohen,Andrew McKillop "Today, there are over one hundred nuclear reactors operating in our backyards, from Indian Point in New York to Diablo Canyon in California. Proponents claim that nuclear power is the only viable al… OL16143117W
Drawdown Drawdown Paul Hawken "In the face of widespread fear and apathy, an international coalition of researchers, professionals, and scientists have come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate chang… OL17925029W
Storming the wall Storming the wall Todd Miller,Tim Pabon "According to U.S. military planners, climate change now poses the #1 national security threat to the United States, even before terrorism. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre reports that a … OL19721814W
The bet The bet Paul Sabin " In 1980, the iconoclastic economist Julian Simon challenged celebrity biologist Paul Ehrlich to a bet. Their wager on the future prices of five metals captured the public's imagination as a test of… OL19971529W
Foreclosing the future Foreclosing the future Bruce Rich "World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has vowed that his institution will fight poverty and climate change, a claim that World Bank presidents have made for two decades. But if worldwide protests and re… OL19972034W
Capitalism in the web of life Capitalism in the web of life Jason W. Moore "Both green and red analyses of capitalism's deepening contradictions have acknowledged the close relation of economic and environmental crises. But environmentalists have not yet fully integrated so… OL20003928W
Blood and earth Blood and earth Kevin Bales "Blood and Earth is a gripping account of the deadly link between slavery and environmental destruction. Kevin Bales is a social scientist, human rights activist, and journalist -- and he's also one … OL20022018W
Climate of hope Climate of hope Michael Bloomberg "The 2016 election left many people who are concerned about the environment fearful that progress on climate change would come screeching to a halt. But not Michael Bloomberg and Carl Pope. Bloomberg… OL20050981W
Carbon Play Carbon Play Robert Falls 1 online resource OL21325386W
Environmental ethics Environmental ethics Marion Hourdequin "Environmental Ethics offers an up-to-date and balanced overview of environmental ethics, focusing on theory and practice. Written in clear and engaging prose, the book provides an historical perspec… OL23202863W