Environmental Issues: Taking Sides - Clashing Views on Environmental Issues

by Easton, Thomas A.

• ISBN13: 9780073514444
• ISBN10: 0073514446
• Edition: 13th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-14
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin

Summary

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Environmental Issues, Thirteenth Edition, is a debate-style reader designed to introduce students to controversies in environmental policy and science. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading environmentalists, scientists, and policy makers, reflect opposing positions and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate framework.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Correlation Guide	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
Environmental Philosophy	p. 1
Is the Precautionary Principle a Sound Approach to Risk Analysis?	p. 2
Yes: Nancy Myers, from "The Rise of the Precautionary Principle: A Social Movement Gathers Strength," Multinational Monitor (September 2004)	p. 4
No: Bernard D. Goldstein, from "The Precautionary Principle: Is It a Threat to Toxicological Science?" International Journal of Toxicology (January/February 2006)	p. 13
Is Sustainable Development Compatible with Human Welfare?	p. 22
Yes: Jeremy Rifkin, from "The European Dream: Building Sustainable Development in a Globally Connected World," E Magazine (March/April 2005)	p. 24
No: Ronald Bailey, from "Wilting Greens," Reason (December 2002)	p. 32
Should a Price Be Put on the Goods and Services Provided by the World's Ecosystems?	p. 37
Yes: John E. Losey and Mace Vaughan, from "The Economic Value of Ecological Services Provided by Insects," BioScience (April 2006)	p. 39
No: Marino Gatto and Giulio A. De Leo, from "Pricing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: The Never-Ending Story," BioScience (April 2000)	p. 51
Principles Versus Politics	p. 63
Should the Endangered Species Act Be Strengthened?	p. 64
Yes: John Kostyack, from "Testimony before the Oversight Hearing on the Endangered Species Act," U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (May 19, 2005)	p. 66
No: Monita Fontaine, from "Testimony before the Oversight Hearing on the Endangered Species Act," U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (May 19, 2005)	p. 74
Should the EPA Be Doing More to Fight Environmental Injustice?	p. 81
Yes: Robert D. Bullard, from "Environmental Justice Programs," Statement before the Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (July 25, 2007)	p. 83
No: Granta Y. Nakayama, from "Environmental Justice Programs," Statement before the Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (July 25, 2007)	p. 89
Can Pollution Rights Trading Effectively Control Environmental Problems?	p. 96
Yes: James Allen and Anthony White, from "Carbon Trading," Electric Perspectives (September/October 2005)	p. 98
No: Brian Tokar, from "Trading Away the Earth: Pollution Credits and the Perils of 'Free Market Environmentalism,'" Dollars & Sense (March/April 1996)	p. 106
Energy Issues	p. 117
Should the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Be Opened to Oil Drilling?	p. 118
Yes: Dwight R. Lee, from "To Drill or Not to Drill," The Independent Review (Fall 2001)	p. 120
No: Jeff Bingaman, et al., from Senate Energy Committee (October 24, 2005)	p. 129
Is Global Warming Skepticism Just Smoke and Mirrors?	p. 136
Yes: Seth Schulman et al., from "Smoke, Mirrors & Hot Air: How ExxonMobil Uses Big Tobacco's Tactics to Manufacture Uncertainty on Climate Science," Union of Concerned Scientists (January 2007)	p. 138
No: Ivan Osorio, Iain Murray, and Myron Ebell, from "Liberal 'Scientists' Lead Jihad against Global-Warming Skeptics," Human Events (May 8, 2007)	p. 156
Is Wind Power Green?	p. 166
Yes: Charles Komanoff, from "Whither Wind?" Orion (September/October 2006)	p. 168
No: Jon Boone, from "The Wayward Wind?," speech given in the township of Perry, near Silver Lake, Wyoming County, New York (June 19, 2006)	p. 177
Should Cars Be More Efficient?	p. 190
Yes: David Friedman, from "CAFE Standards," Testimony before Committee on Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation (March 6, 2007)	p. 192
No: Charli E. Coon, from "Why the Government's CAFE Standards for Fuel Efficiency Should Be Repealed, Not Increased," The Heritage Foundation Backgrounder (July 11, 2001)	p. 200
Do Biofuels Enhance Energy Security?	p. 205
Yes: Bob Dinneen, from "Testimony before Committee on Senate Energy and Natural Resources" (April 12, 2007)	p. 207
No: Mark Anslow, from "Biofuels-Facts and Fiction," The Ecologist (March 2007)	p. 213
Is It Time to Revive Nuclear Power?	p. 220
Yes: Michael J. Wallace, from "Testimony before the United States Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, Hearing on the Department of Energy's Nuclear Power 2010 Program" (April 26, 2005)	p. 222
No: Karen Charman, from "Brave Nuclear World, Part II" World Watch (July/August 2006)	p. 229
Food and Population	p. 243
Do Falling Birthrates Pose a Threat to Human Welfare?	p. 244
Yes: Michael Meyer, from "Birth Dearth," Newsweek (September 27, 2004)	p. 246
No: David Nicholson-Lord, from "The Fewer the Better," New Statesman (November 8, 2004)	p. 252
Is Genetic Engineering the Answer to Hunger?	p. 258
Yes: Gerald D. Coleman, from "Is Genetic Engineering the Answer to Hunger?" America (February 21, 2005)	p. 260
No: Sean McDonagh, from "Genetic Engineering Is Not the Answer," America (May 2, 2005)	p. 264
Is a Large-Scale Shift to Organic Farming the Best Way to Increase World Food Supply?	p. 270
Yes: Brian Halweil, from "Can Organic Farming Feed Us All?" World Watch (May/June 2006)	p. 272
No: John J. Miller, from "The Organic Myth: A Food Movement Makes a Pest of Itself," National Review (February 9, 2004)	p. 281
Toxic Chemicals	p. 289
Should DDT Be Banned Worldwide?	p. 290
Yes: Anne Platt McGinn, from "Malaria, Mosquitoes, and DDT," World Watch (May/June 2002)	p. 292
No: Donald R. Roberts, from "Statement before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, Hearing on the Role of Science in Environmental Policy-Making" (September 28, 2005)	p. 300
Do Environmental Hormone Mimics Pose a Potentially Serious Health Threat?	p. 311
Yes: Michele L. Trankina, from "The Hazards of Environmental Estrogens," The World & I (October 2001)	p. 313
No: Michael Gough, from "Endocrine Disrupters, Politics, Pesticides, the Cost of Food and Health," Daily Commentary (December 15, 1997)	p. 319
Is the Superfund Program Successfully Protecting Human Health from Hazardous Materials?	p. 328
Yes: Robert H. Harris, Jay Vandeven, and Mike Tilchin, from "Superfund Matures Gracefully," Issues in Science & Technology (Summer 2003)	p. 330
No: Randall Patterson, from "Not in Their Backyard," Mother Jones (May/June 2007)	p. 334
Should the United States Reprocess Spent Nuclear Fuel?	p. 343
Yes: Phillip J. Finck, from "Statement before the House Committee on Science, Energy Subcommittee, Hearing on Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing," United States Senate (June 16, 2005)	p. 345
No: Matthew Bunn, from "The Case against a Near-Term Decision to Reprocess Spent Nuclear Fuel in the United States," United States Senate (June 16, 2005)	p. 352
Contributors	p. 362
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