Plastics explains what plastics are, how they are made, how they are used, and the problems and opportunities they bring.
Books
Five thought-provoking essays by Stephanie Mills are followed by reviews and excerpts of the ten most important pieces of related literature written by experts in the various fields. Reviewers include Peter Borrelli, David Brower, Ernest...
284 pages
6 x 9
Community Involvement In Conflict Resolution
Environmental Disputes helps citizen groups, businesses, and governments understand how Environmental Dispute Settlement--a set of procedures for settling disputes over environmental policies without litigation--can work for them.
295 pages
6 x 9
Evaluating The Choices
Recycling and Incineration presents information on the technology, economics, environmental concerns, and legal intricacies behind recycling and incineration programs.
261 pages
6 x 9
Energy Ecosystems And Offshore Oil Drilling
Coastal Alert explains how citizens can protect coastal resources from the damaging effects of offshore oil drilling.
140 pages
6 x 9
Science And Strategies For Restoring The Earth
Environmental Restoration is the product of a ground-breaking conference on ecological restoration, held in January 1988 at the University of California, Berkeley. It offers an overview from the nation's leading experts of the most current...
412 pages
6 x 9
Ecology And Economics For A Sustainable Future
Race to Save the Tropics documents the conflict between economic development and protection of biological diversity in tropical countries.
225 pages
6 x 9
A Manual for Protecting your Family, Community, and Workplace
Fighting Toxics is a step-by-step guide illustrating how to investigate the toxic hazards that may exist in your community, how to determine the risks they pose to your health, and how to launch an effective campaign to eliminate them.
363 pages
6 x 9
Reform Or Revolution For Western Water
Overtapped Oasis analyzes the West's water allocation system from top to bottom and offers dozens of revolutionary proposals for increased efficiency and policy reform. Marc Reisner and Sarah Bates argue that the West's underlying problem...
212 pages
6 x 9