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The development and use of nuclear power in the United States has become stalemated. This volume, therefore, examines the dynamics of nuclear waste disposal policy. The volume provides a comprehensive view of the complex environment in which nuclear waste disposal policy develops.

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Provides corporate executives with easily accessed data and analyses of the theory of environmental management systems, and in doing so covers the major environmental concerns worrying corporate America.

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The use of public lands in the western United States has become the focus of international, national, and regional debate.

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An analysis of the public policymaking process and wildlife conservation issues which utilizes a conceptual framework and in-depth evaluation of practical issues in wildlife management and stresses the importance of the human dimension and calls for knowledgeable public involvement.

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This work unveils the factors that have led to misunderstanding of the geologic radon issue. It shows how risk factors are hidden by mystic beliefs that contradict scientific realities and how political and scientific realities behind environmental policy can undermine an effective response.

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A pioneering work of environmental journalism that vividly depicts the people, animals and landscapes on the front lines of change's inexorable march.

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Much more than just another field guide or a natural history of butterflies Rainbow Dust explores the ways in which butterflies delight and inspire us all, naturalists and non-naturalists alike.

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Ranger Rowan's Guide to Yellowstone National Park is an exciting, interactive adventure for young explorers!

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"An ethnographic and community-engaged study of the contradictions of cross-class environmental mobilizations around Bengaluru's discards"--

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Describes the steps necessary for taking solid waste from "trash to market". Although there is some economic theory in the final two chapters, the large part of the book is aimed at providing practical solutions for solid waste managers and others interested in recycling.

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This volume provides an insightful overview of renewable and alternative energy technologies and policies in the United States and around the world.

Are renewable and alternative energy solutions needed to combat many of the negative effects of fossil fuel (including global warming)

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Introduces solar, wind, and micro-hydroelectric technologies and their economics in a market environment. Edinger and Kaul survey the technological state-of-the-art and economic aspects of renewable electricity generation, and outline the role of the other renewable sources, such as solar, wind, and micro-hydroelectric technologies.

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By the turn of the millennium, it had become painfully apparent that the United States had made some serious misjudgments in its interactions with the natural world.

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We know how dire the future looks. We know how little time we have left to act. Yet we continue to ignore the warnings. One of Australia's sharpest thinkers explores the reasons why and offers his vision of our new future.

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Among the most complicated chapters in the former Eastern bloc countries' transitions to democracy is the restoration of the environment. This book considers how rule making, sanctions, incentives, and programs shape environmental protection efforts, and to what extent these emerging policy structures are promoting environmental well-being.

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A diverse and probing enquiry which aims to consider the nature of land use, abuse and degradation.

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Explores one of the crucial problems of the contemporary era - struggles over access to, and use of, the environment. This book combines insights from anthropology, history, and environmental studies, mounting an interdisciplinary challenge to contemporary accounts of "globalization."

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