pollution

Angry and frustrated that his entire family is considered to be poor trash, fourteen-year-old Harry defies his father and attempts to prove that a factory is polluting their small Adirondack community.

Contains nineteen essays that provide varying perspectives on issues concerning pollution, discussing water polluters, clean air standards for motor vehicles, and greenhouse gases and citing related legal cases.

Statistics professor Bjorn Lomborg draws from his area of expertise to analyze reports about the state of the environment and to challenge widely held beliefs that the situation continues to deteriorate.

Reports on the state of America's environment, discussing issues of water pollution, the generation of energy, global warming, air pollution, the depletion of the ozone layer, nuclear energy, and the storage of radioactive waste, and offering suggestions for achieving a sustainable future.

Examines the history and effects of pollution, looks at arguments for and against restrictions on development, and discusses what is being done to clean up and prevent pollution.

A river gradually becomes depleted as more and more people use its resources to build cities, transport goods, and handle sewage.

Discusses the human uses of the sea (source of food, means of travel), the human effect on the sea, and the protection of the sea and its treasures.

Examines the benefits reaped from the oceans and the damage that oil spills, metal poisoning, and sewage dumping cause.

Examines the causes and effects of acid rain and discusses what can be done to prevent it.

Discusses the causes of acid rain and how it damages the environment, and suggests ways to prevent and reverse acid rain and its effects.