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This Borrowed Earth
Taschenbuch von Robert Emmet Hernan
Sprache: Englisch

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Over the last century mankind has irrevocably damaged the environment through the unscrupulous greed of big business and our own willful ignorance. Here are the strikingly poignant accounts of disasters whose names live in infamy: Chernobyl, Bhopal, Exxon Valdez, Three Mile Island, Love Canal, Minamata and others. And with these, the extraordinary and inspirational stories of the countless men and women who fought bravely to protect the communities and environments at risk.

Over the last century mankind has irrevocably damaged the environment through the unscrupulous greed of big business and our own willful ignorance. Here are the strikingly poignant accounts of disasters whose names live in infamy: Chernobyl, Bhopal, Exxon Valdez, Three Mile Island, Love Canal, Minamata and others. And with these, the extraordinary and inspirational stories of the countless men and women who fought bravely to protect the communities and environments at risk.

Über den Autor
Robert Emmet Hernan, foreword by Bill McKibben, preface by Graham Nash
Zusammenfassung
A piercing look at the worst environmental disasters of the 20th century with a foreword from environmental guru Bill McKibben
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by Bill McKibben
Introduction
Minamata, Japan, 1950s
London Fog, England, 1952
Windscale, England, 2957
Seveso, Italy, 1976
Love Canal, New York, 1978
Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, 1979
Times Beach, Missouri, 1982
Bhopal, India, 1984
Chernobyl, Ukraine, 1986
Rhine River, Switzerland, 1986
Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1989
Oil Spills and Fires, Kuwait, 1991
Dassen and Robben Islands, South Africa, 2000
Brazilian Rainforest, 20th Century
Global Climate Change, 20th Century
Environmental Organizations
Sources
Photo Credits
Acknowledgments
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Genre: Umwelt
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Ökologie
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780230619838
ISBN-10: 0230619835
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hernan, Robert Emmet
Hersteller: St. Martins Press-3PL
Maße: 244 x 170 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Robert Emmet Hernan
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.02.2010
Gewicht: 0,438 kg
Artikel-ID: 101482160
Über den Autor
Robert Emmet Hernan, foreword by Bill McKibben, preface by Graham Nash
Zusammenfassung
A piercing look at the worst environmental disasters of the 20th century with a foreword from environmental guru Bill McKibben
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by Bill McKibben
Introduction
Minamata, Japan, 1950s
London Fog, England, 1952
Windscale, England, 2957
Seveso, Italy, 1976
Love Canal, New York, 1978
Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania, 1979
Times Beach, Missouri, 1982
Bhopal, India, 1984
Chernobyl, Ukraine, 1986
Rhine River, Switzerland, 1986
Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1989
Oil Spills and Fires, Kuwait, 1991
Dassen and Robben Islands, South Africa, 2000
Brazilian Rainforest, 20th Century
Global Climate Change, 20th Century
Environmental Organizations
Sources
Photo Credits
Acknowledgments
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Genre: Umwelt
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Ökologie
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780230619838
ISBN-10: 0230619835
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hernan, Robert Emmet
Hersteller: St. Martins Press-3PL
Maße: 244 x 170 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Robert Emmet Hernan
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.02.2010
Gewicht: 0,438 kg
Artikel-ID: 101482160
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